the government program emergency aid, launched last year as a way to help Brazilian citizens get through the pandemic generated by covid-19, had to be resumed in 2021, a new round of payments it has already been confirmed by the government's economic team to start in April.
With that in mind, today we have brought important information for you to know if you are entitled to receive it, how much you will receive and on what date.
What is the benefit payment amount?
O emergency aid benefit will have variable values, depending on the profile of the contemplated person, the values will be R$150, R$250, and R$375 reais. The beneficiary who lives alone will receive R$150 reais, the mother of a single parent family will receive R$375 reais, and the other families will receive R$250 reais, in all they will be paid a total of 4 plots to start next April.
I am part of the Bolsa Família 2021 program, can I receive emergency aid?
Yes, you can receive it, as long as you meet all the criteria established by the program, and the value of your family allowance is lower than the do emergency aid. This is because, due to the law, the beneficiary will not be able to receive both benefits, so only the higher value benefit will be paid.
Who can receive emergency aid?
As a rule, you can receive emergency aid, everyone who was already in the program in December 2020, In addition, the extension of the program is more careful than last year, so the citizen must meet other requirements, such as, for example, only one person in the household can receive the benefit, not have a formal contract, be over 18 years old (except for underage mothers), not be resident abroad, not being a member of a family whose total income exceeds 3 minimum wages, etc. Check out the full list of criteria on the Cashier.
All these criteria were a way found by the government to reduce the costs and expenses of the program, last year more than 60 million Brazilians were benefited, this year, the number of contemplated was around 40 million.
Can I apply for emergency aid now?
No, unfortunately if you have not yet registered, or if your request for registration has been denied benefit in the year 2020, you will not receive the extension in 2021, because only those who already received the benefit in the past, can update your registration, to try to participate in the payments new.
Where do I check if I can receive the benefit?
According to, the economic team of the federal government, Caixa Econômica Federal, will also make available the final payment schedule, and the government partner company, dataprev, is in charge of analyzing which citizens are able to receive the new round of installments.
For this, it is necessary that the citizen, update your application registration at box has, and after that, check on the portal dataprev, you can check in April.
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In case of doubts, or for more information, you can contact us through the website of Cashier, or by calling 0800 726 0101.
