Now she doesn't have enough food to eat either.
"I don't think it's going to be possible to survive. I don't think people will be able to survive in the next five or six months as the government says. I don't think people will be able to make ends meet."
Argentina's poverty rate topped 57% at the start of the year, one recent study showed, with millions like Blanco battling triple-digit inflation and a sharp devaluation of the peso in December that sapped the real value of people's money.
That pain in the South American country's poor barrios looms large over new libertarian President Javier Milei's aggressive austerity drive as he seeks to overturn a deep deficit and tame inflation over 250% - before losing popular support.
His plans include slashing the size of government, trimming back subsidies for fuel and transport, shutting state institutions, and auditing welfare programs.
Agustin Salvia is a researcher on poverty at the Catholic University of Argentina.
"The social safety net is weakening in terms of food. If we are talking about the fact that at the same time, there is a recession, there is stagnation, there is no longer enough work or jobs to compensate for price increases, and not only real but nominal household income is falling, obviously, what we are having is a process of severe impoverishment."
It has reached a desperate stage for residents along food lines like this one according to pastor Leonardo Alvarez who volunteers here.
"Since November we have not stopped demanding food for you from the national government. Unfortunately, during this time, the response has been negative. Today, we will make the last delivery and I ask you to receive what we have. We will continue to fight; count on us. We will not give up."
The government has criticized welfare programs for cost and corruption, pledging an overhaul while protecting the most vulnerable.
It did not respond to Reuters requests for further comment for this story, but has said it is evaluating various aid programs to improve them.
