National Survey of Household Income and Expenditure (ENIGH), Óscar Ramírez Álvarez (Mexico)

Mexico was the first country in the world to establish an official multidimensional measurement of poverty. This means that, in addition to considering the inadequacy of economic resources, it considers several additional dimensions on which social policy should focus. Through a methodology that links two approaches: economic well-being and social rights, there is a conceptually approach to the issue of multidimensional poverty. This approach recognizes that the impoverished population not only faces economic resource inadequacy but is also vulnerable in the exercise of their fundamental rights due to a lack of access to food, healthcare, education, social security, and adequate housing. This approach allows for the development of a comprehensive social framework grounded in a rights-based perspective, monitoring various dimensions that influence social and human development, and guiding the formulation of public policies in support of complete and universal social inclusion.