President Javier Milei accused the UCA Social Observatory of "a drawing" The UCA came out to defend its measurement of 57.4%. The figures of Agustín Salvia and his team had been questioned by Milei.

“We do not have a Government that has not criticized poverty measurements from 2007 onwards,” said Salvia.. In December the INDEC poverty basket increased by 27% and in January by 20.4%: an increase of 52.9%, above inflation.