The Minister of Social Development, Martín Lema, defined poverty alleviation as a “depleted casualty”. “If you compare it with the second half of 2021, there are almost 2 points less, and also a drop compared to the first half of 2022,” he said in an interview with Telemundo.
Lema maintained that there were measures that were being monitored and that “they are on the right track.” “There is the drop in informality, the drop in unemployment, which we know has an impact on the increase in income. There were also measures from the Ministry of Economy and Finance to contain and reverse inflation,” he said.
In turn, he added that the measures took place in an international context that had the pandemic and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine as protagonists. “Despite all this, a number of measures were taken that They are not only in line with the reduction of poverty but also with the prevention of those who are closest to being so do not end up falling“, he added.
“The Family Allowances-Equity Plan were reinforced by 70% from zero to six years and the 145,000 children who received it were reached. was implemented the parenting bonus for children from zero to three years of age and for pregnant women who live in more vulnerable homeswe are talking about an amount of $2,223 focused on food and personal hygiene and that exceeded 25,000 homes,” he said.
For his part, he pointed out that 150,000 households agreed to the reduction in supergas recharging and that 141,000 households pay 20% of the common electricity rate.
On the other hand, he said that an early recruitment for newborns will begin, in order to carry out a social diagnosis and that they begin to receive the benefits that correspond to them quickly. In turn, the single window concept will continue to be implemented in order to ensure that people who come to Mides know if they are entitled to a benefit and should not wait for a visit from the social worker.
