Caixa Econômica Federal pays today (22) the October installment of Auxílio Brasil to beneficiaries with a Social Registration Number (NIS) ending in 9. This is the third installment with a minimum amount of R$ 600, which will remain in effect until December, as constitutional amendment enacted in July by the National Congress.
The constitutional amendment also authorized the inclusion of 2.2 million families in Auxílio Brasil. As a result, the total number of beneficiaries served by the program rose to 20.65 million.
The beneficiary will be able to consult information about the payment dates, the benefit amount and the composition of the installments in two applications: Auxílio Brasil, developed for the social program, and the Caixa Tem application, used to monitor the bank’s digital savings accounts.
Officially, the Auxílio Brasil calendar provides for payment to NIS 9 beneficiaries on Monday (24). However, since September, beneficiaries who receive Auxílio Brasil on Mondays will be able to move the money from the previous Saturday.
In January, the minimum amount of Auxílio Brasil will return to R$ 400, unless a new proposal to amend the Constitution is approved. Traditionally, Auxílio Brasil payment dates follow the Bolsa Família model, which paid beneficiaries on the last ten working days of the month. However, one ordinance issued in early October anticipated the payment of this month’s installment, which will take place between the 11th and 25th.
| end of NIS | Date |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10/11 |
| two | 10/13 |
| 3 | 10/14 |
| 4 | 10/17 |
| 5 | 10/18 |
| 6 | 10/19 |
| 7 | 10/20 |
| 8 | 10/21 |
| 9 | 10/24 |
| 0 | 10/25 |
Gas Allowance
The Auxílio Gás will also be paid this Saturday to families registered in the Single Registry for Social Programs of the Federal Government (CadÚnico), with final NIS 9. With a value of R$ 112 this month, the benefit follows the Auxílio Brasil calendar.
With an expected duration of five years, the program will benefit 5.5 million families by the end of 2026. The benefit, which was equivalent to 50% of the average price of a 13-kilogram cylinder in the last six months, resumed in August with the value of 100% of the average price, which is equivalent to R$ 112 in October. This increase will be in effect until December, pursuant to a constitutional amendment enacted by Congress.
Paid every two months, Auxílio Gás originally had a budget of R$1.9 billion for this year, but the budget rose to R$2.95 billion after the enactment of the constitutional amendment.
Only those who are included in CadÚnico and have at least one family member who receives the Continuous Cash Benefit (BPC) can be part of the program. 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.
Basic benefits
Auxílio Brasil has three basic benefits and six supplementary benefits, which can be added if the beneficiary gets a job or has a child who excels in sports competitions or in scientific and academic competitions.
Families with a per capita income of up to BRL 100, considered in extreme poverty, and those with a per capita income of up to BRL 200, considered in a condition of poverty can receive the extra benefits.
THE Brazil Agency prepared a guide of questions and answers about Auxílio Brasil. Among the doubts that the beneficiary can ask are the criteria for integrating the social program, the nine different types of benefits and what happened with Bolsa Família and emergency aid, which were in force until October last year.
