INTRODUCTION

research studies the impact of the social isolation measures on the living conditions of the popular neighborhoods of the Buenos Aires suburbs, the family and community strategies and the state intervention in this context.

METHODS

it is based on two successive collaborative surveys carried out by the National University of General Sarmiento, that collected 80 and 129 short interviews with territorial and health leaders in the first and third phase of isolation, respectively.

RESULTS

quarantine compliance was medium and high. The problems ranked by the referents were: i) the discontinuity of household income from work; ii) the difficulty of access to basic food; iii) gender violence inside homes; and iv) restrictions on access to health services.

DISCUSSION

the important presence of the state through the transfer of monetary income and direct food assistance is highlighted, as well as the central role of the network of social organizations that is activated in the crisis. The quality and scope of assistance are heterogeneous between and within municipalities, depending not only on their volume but also on the articulation between different levels of management and particularly between these and social organizations

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