Bolsa Família Renova Minimal with Lula in September

The number of beneficiaries of the fall and reached 19.1 million in September. The program reached its minimum in the government of (PT). It has been at the smallest level since July 2022, when it had 18.1 million families in the administration of (PL).

The data released now show a negative balance of 1.7 million subscribers in the program compared to the end of 2024. Exits began to be recorded more intensely in July.

The low registration is mainly due to a government comb by the government to take people who no longer fit the program rules, such as fraud by declarations of false information.

The Single Registry, a system that brings together data from the poorest people in the country, in March 2025 to be more modern and efficient. Income data came to be updated automatically, reducing the possibility of fraud in social programs such as Bolsa Familia.

Despite the low registration, the average value of the benefit rose from R $ 671.54 in August to R $ 682.22 in September. This is because, in addition to the $ 600 base, many families receive additional for young children and pregnant women in the family, for example.

The increase of the average benefit prevented the total cost of the program from falling. The transfers went from R $ 12.86 billion in August to R $ 12.97 billion now, an increase of 0.8%.

Beneficiaries by Region

This is the division, according to the Ministry of Social Development:

• North East – 8.89 million families served;
• Southeast – 5.37 million;
• Norte – 2.48 million;
• On the – 1.31 million;
• Midwest – 1 million.

Payment calendar

Bolsa Familia is deposited in a staggered manner. September payments began to be made on Wednesday (17.Set). Beneficiaries with NIS (Social Identification Number) Final 1 can already move the values.

Who has the 2 as the last digit of NIS receives on Thursday (18.set), and so on. Transfers continue until the 30th.