The extension of the new emergency aid was released, with a series of new rules, since then, several families participating in the Bolsa Família program, are full of doubts.
Obviously the subject yielded, thinking about it today we brought some tips and clarifications about the benefit.
I participate in Bolsa Família, can I get emergency aid?
In short, informal worker citizens, who received the aid in 2020, and fit a series of criteria, for example: Being over 18 years old (with the exception of underage moms); have an active registration at CadÚnico on the second day of April last year; receive the Bolsa Família benefit; have the registration approved by Dataprev and Caixa.
However, families registered in the Bolsa Familia will be able to receive only one of the benefits, the law points out that the higher value benefit will be paid.
When will benefits be paid?
In this sense, emergency aid participants will receive their payments from April, but without specific dates, Caixa will announce soon. As for the Bolsa Família program, the calendar was recently released, which uses the latest NIS number as a criterion. April 1-16; April 2-19; April 3-20; April 4-22; April 5-23; April 6-26; April 7-27; April 8-28; April 9-29; April 0-30.
How many individuals in a family can participate in the program?
First of all, there has been a change, while in 2020 more than one person could receive aid, in that year 2021, only one person per family will be able to receive emergency aid. In the original plan, the emergency aid will be paid in 4 installments, with the possibility of extension, according to the provisional measure, if necessary.
What will be the amounts paid to emergency aid participants?
According to, released by the Ministry of Citizenship, they will pay 4 installments, and single parent mothers, responsible for children under 18 years old, will receive R$375 reais, According to the provisional measure, families in which fathers and mothers are responsible , the value will be R$250, and finally, individual participants can receive R$150.
Emergency Aid changed in 2021
Last year, 5x of R$600 reais and 4x of R$300 reais were paid, but due to the lack of cash, according to the government, this year it was not possible to increase or even maintain the values, so the government decided to make available 4 installments, with a value much lower than the year 2020.
According to the government team, there is the possibility of extending this new round if necessary. Another change was that in 2020, more than 60 million Brazilians benefited from the program, but in 2021, about 45 million Brazilians are eligible for the program.
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Finally, do you have any questions? Want more information? You can get in touch with Caixa Econômica Federal, through the website of the Bolsa Familia, or by calling 0800 726 0101.
