President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sanctioned this Friday (13) Law No. 15,348, which establishes the Gás do Povo program. The initiative ensures free refilling of 13-kilogram (kg) cooking gas cylinders for families registered in the Single Registry for Social Programs of the Federal Government (CadÚnico), as long as they have a per capita income of up to half the minimum wage.
In a statement, the Presidency of the Republic informed that the program seeks to address energy poverty among low-income families, especially the difficulty in accessing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas. The government’s forecast is that the program will be fully operational in March, when 15 million families (around 50 million people) will be covered.
The initiative involves the Ministries of Mines and Energy and Development and Social Assistance, Family and Fight Against Hunger, in addition to Caixa.
“With the milestone of 10,000 accredited sales points in less than two months, one in every six LPG resellers in the country is connected to the initiative”, highlighted Planalto.
Understand
To apply for the program, the family must be a Bolsa Família beneficiary with at least two people, have a per capita income of up to half the minimum wage and keep their CadÚnico updated in the last 24 months. It is also necessary that the CPF of the family responsible is in order and that the registration does not present pending issues such as registration investigation or evidence of death.
Application
In the Meu Social – Gás do Povo app, families can check if they are eligible, check the status of their recharge voucher and find accredited resellers, as well as telephone numbers and addresses of accredited points.
For people without internet or cell phone access, it is also possible to use the top-up voucher through the following options: Bolsa Família Program card (with chip); Caixa debit card; Entering the CPF of the family member into the card machine.
*Brazil Agency
