Caixa deposits Bolsa Família to end-9 NIS beneficiaries

Caixa Econômica Federal is paying today (25) the February installment of Bolsa Família to beneficiaries with a Social Registration Number (NIS) ending in 9. The minimum amount corresponds to R$600. on the 27th, Caixa advances the deposit to the previous Saturday in the Caixa Tem app. According to the Ministry of Development and Social Assistance, Family and Fight against Hunger, this month the federal government’s income transfer program will reach 21.86 million families, with an expenditure of R$ 13.2 billion. The average amount received per family is equivalent to R$ 606.91. Since January, the social program has been renamed Bolsa Familia. The minimum amount of BRL 600 was guaranteed after the approval of an amendment to the Constitution, which allowed the spending of up to BRL 145 billion outside the spending ceiling this year, of which BRL 70 billion is intended to fund the benefit. The payment of the additional R$ 150 for families with children up to 6 years old has not yet started. In January, the Minister of Development and Social Assistance, Wellington Dias, said that the extra amount will only start to be paid in March, after the government combs the Single Registry for Social Programs of the Federal Government (CadÚnico), to eliminate cheats. In the traditional Bolsa Família model, payment takes place in the last ten business days of each month. The beneficiary will be able to consult information about payment dates, the amount of the benefit and the composition of the installments in the Caixa Tem application, used to monitor the bank’s digital savings accounts. Gas Allowance The Gas Allowance will also be paid today to families registered in CadÚnico, with final NIS 9. With a value of R$ 112 in February, the benefit follows the Auxílio Brasil calendar. Expected to last until the end of 2026, the program benefits 5.95 million families this month. With the approval of the Constitutional Transition Amendment, the benefit was maintained at 100% of the average price of the 13 kg cylinder. This month alone, the government will spend R$667.2 million on the benefit. You can only receive the Gas Allowance if you are included in the CadÚnico and have at least one family member who receives the Continued Provision Benefit (BPC). 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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