According to data published in the Social Security Statistical Bulletin (Beps), the waiting list for benefits at the National Social Security Institute (INSS) increased by 33% in the last 3 months. Orders rose from 1.353 million in June to 1.798 million in September.
The numbers contrast with the plan of the Minister of Social Security, Carlos Lupi, who had set the goal of reducing the waiting time in line to 30 days on average by the end of this year.
In June, the average time for granting the benefit was 39 days. In September, this time increased to 41 days.
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It was also in June that the INSS stopped detailing the waiting list numbers on the Transparency Portal.
In addition to instabilities in the system, the delay in analyzing requests may be related to the strike by INSS employees and medical experts.
Delay by state
The state with the longest waiting time for the benefit to be granted is Amapá, which has taken, on average, 92 days to be granted. Next comes Rondônia, with an average waiting time of 89 days.
In third place comes the state of Tocantins, with 88 days of waiting on average.
The state that demonstrated the greatest agility in granting the INSS benefit was São Paulo, with an average wait of 30 days. The state is followed by the Federal District and Santa Catarina, both with an average time of 32 days.
Releases by region
The region of the country that released the most benefits in September was the Southeast. There were 222,753 approved benefits, which corresponds to 42.39% of the value of all benefits released in the country.
The second region with the most benefits granted was the South, with 105,224 releases. The Midwest released 122,801 and the Northeast, 91,892. In the North, 26,853 INSS benefits were granted in September.
Number of retirees expected to double in 30 years
A study released by the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA), in April this year, shows that Brazil will have more Social Security beneficiaries than INSS contributors from 2051 onwards.
According to the survey, there is a “rapid and intense process of population aging” and the elderly population will double in 30 years.
