Capítulo 8. La pobreza por ingresos como detonante de las carencias habitacionales y servicios básicos de la vivienda en Zonas Metropolitanas de México en 2020.

This chapter analyzes whether income poverty acts as a trigger of housing and basic-service deprivation in Mexico’s metropolitan zones. Using 2020 Population and Housing Census/ITER data and ENIGH 2022, it characterizes tenure, housing payments, and financing sources for households below the urban poverty line, then applies an exploratory correlational strategy across 74 metropolitan areas. Descriptive evidence shows that low-income households face limited access to formal housing finance and often prioritize other essential expenditures, increasing exposure to overcrowding, poor materials, and service deficits. Correlations are positive and sizable (0.60 for housing-quality/space deprivation; 0.63 for basic services), suggesting a systematic linkage between precarious income and habitability shortfalls. The chapter concludes with integrated policy recommendations, including stronger intergovernmental coordination and targeted housing support.