This expense creates an imbalance in the City's accounts, since the resources allocated to cover these benefits could be used to strengthen other services for the local population.
They called on the Province to take care of its citizens and they denounced the heavy fiscal cost for the people of Buenos Aires.
This expense creates an imbalance in the City's accounts, since the resources allocated to cover these benefits could be used to strengthen other services for the local population.
The City of Buenos Aires demanded that the ultra Kirchner governor of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, pay a debt that exceeds $27 billion for the care of homeless people living in the Province of Buenos Aires who currently receive assistance in the City, which is paid by the people of Buenos Aires.
The approach is based on current regulations, which state that each jurisdiction must take care of its own residents.
The Buenos Aires administration pointed out that Kicillof does not comply with this obligation, despite the provisions of both Decree 373/2025 of the national Government and Law 13,956 of Buenos Aires, which regulates assistance to people in street situations.
According to official data, the City of Buenos Aires provides assistance to 2,327 people residing in Buenos Aires territory within its Social Inclusion Centers, which represents a significant cost
for Buenos Aires taxpayers.The head of government, Jorge Macri, made the complaint public through his social networks, with a direct message to the provincial president: “It's time for the people of Buenos Aires to stop paying for your misgovernment. Stop looking the other way and comply with the law: the Province must provide housing and assistance to homeless people in PBA. It's time for them to take charge,” he said
.The Buenos Aires Government explained that the monthly cost per person amounts to $1,163,135, a figure that includes supplies, human resources and services. In total, cumulative spending has reached $27,066,151,450 since the entry into force of the national decree in February 2025
In the text, the officials expressly requested “the immediate transfer of the resources necessary to settle the updated amount of costs, including those generated in the future, without prejudice to the debt corresponding to
previous periods”.In addition, the Buenos Aires Government emphasized the validity of the regulations that support the request and demanded that the Province comply with its legal responsibility.
“Compliance with the law and the adequate distribution of responsibilities between jurisdictions are essential to ensure a sustainable and equitable response to the problem,” they said.
Currently, the City has 61 Social Inclusion Centers, where comprehensive assistance is provided to 4,626 people 24 hours a day.
In this way, CABA puts pressure on the ultra-Kirchnerist governor Axel Kicillof to bear the expenses derived from social assistance to its citizens.