Among the reasons for this departure, according to the Minister of Development and Social Assistance, Family and Hunger Fighting, Wellington Dias, are stable jobs or improvement in the financial condition
Almost 1 million families will no longer benefit from the but for a good reason: they had their income increased, surpassing poverty. According to the in July there were 958 thousand families, which corresponds to 3.5 million people. Among the reasons for this departure, according to the Minister of Development and Social Assistance, Family and Hunger Fighting, Wellington Dias, are stable jobs or improvement of the financial condition as entrepreneurs.
“Most of them, 536 thousand, met the 24 months in the protection rule. They reached a maximum period of receipt of 50% of the amount that are entitled to have reached a per capita income between $ 218 and a half minimum wage,” said the minister on Tuesday (22), during the good morning, minister, program produced by Brazil Communication Company (EBC).
Work income
According to days, the help to these families was offered through various programs. “We give their hands to these people, so that they can qualify and so that they can structure a small business. And through work income, as happened with these families, 3.5 million people who came out of January poverty this year,” he added. According to the minister, more than 8.6 million people have overcome poverty since the beginning of President Luiz Inacio Lula’s current term of 2023. “These are people who left Bolsa Familia from income. We are talking about almost 24 million Brazilians coming out of poverty,” he said.
Education x Prejudice
The minister lamented the many prejudice situations against the beneficiaries of the program, he said, falsely accused of settling himself, failing to seek employment. Dias stressed that, in order to be entitled to the benefit, families have to fulfill some obligations. “We have three blocks of action. The first is education: those who receive Bolsa Familia needs to be enrolled, studying, attending school, being approved. The second is a partnership with states, municipalities and private sector, focusing on professional qualification. And the third is the support for small business, through programs such as believing, Pronaf and Agroamigo,” said the minister.
He adds that, as the condition of working is opened, it is a condition of leaving the Bolsa Familia. “Many are going to the middle class, which is growing with [a entrada de] Much of the audience of Bolsa Familia, which is rising, ”he said.
*COM INFORMATION FROM AGENCY BRAZIL
