Average benefit value rose to R$681.22 with the new additional; in November there will be no payment of Gas Aid
Caixa Econômica Federal pays this Thursday (Nov 21, 2024) the November installment of the new to beneficiaries with NIS (Social Registration Number) of the end of 4. The minimum amount corresponds to R$ 600, but with the new additional the average benefit value rises to R$681.22.
The stated that in November the Federal Government’s income transfer program will reach 20.77 million families, with expenditure of R$14.11 billion.
In addition to the minimum benefit, there is the payment of 3 additional benefits. The Nutriz Family Variable Benefit paid in 6 installments of R$50 to mothers of babies up to 6 months of age, to guarantee the child’s nutrition. Bolsa Família also pays an additional R$50 to families with pregnant women and children aged 7 to 18 and another R$150 to families with children up to 6 years old.
In the traditional Bolsa Família model, payment is made in the last 10 working days of each month. The beneficiary will be able to consult information about payment dates, the value of the benefit and the composition of the installments in the application, used to monitor the bank’s digital savings accounts.
Residents of Rio Grande do Sul, affected by floods from April to June, and 4 other states (Amazonas, Pará, Paraná and Sergipe) received the Bolsa Família payment in a unified manner on the 14th, regardless of their NIS number. The unified payment benefited 62 municipalities in Amazonas and 140 in Pará, affected by drought and low rivers, 4 municipalities in Paraná and 8 municipalities in Sergipe affected by heavy rains.
From 2024 onwards, Bolsa Família beneficiaries will no longer have the Defeso Insurance discount. The change was established by , which rescued the PBF (Bolsa Família Program). The amount is paid to people who survive exclusively from artisanal fishing and who cannot carry out the activity during the piracema period (fish reproduction).
Protection rule
Around 2.83 million families are under the protection rule in November. In force since June 2023, this rule allows families whose members get a job and improve their income to receive 50% of the benefit to which they would be entitled for up to 2 years, as long as each member receives the equivalent of up to half the minimum wage. For these families, the average benefit was R$372.85.
Gas Aid
In November there will be no payment of , which benefits families registered with CadÚnico. As the benefit is only paid every 2 months, payment will return in December.
Only those who are included in and have at least one family member who receives the (Continuous Payment Benefit) can receive Gas Aid. The law that created the program defined that the woman responsible for the family will have preference, as well as women victims of domestic violence.
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