Caixa makes available, as of this Friday (8), in its site an area for consultation on the extraordinary withdrawal of up to R$ 1 thousand from the Severance Indemnity Fund (FGTS). The first to benefit from the measure are those born in January, who will have the resource released on April 20.
O withdrawal calendar extraordinary FGTS was established according to the worker’s month of birth. Withdrawals start on April 20 for those born in January and run until June 15 for those born in December.
According to Caixa, about R$ 30 billion will be released to approximately 42 million workers with the right to withdraw. The money will be available until December 15, when it will return to the linked FGTS account.
“The withdrawal amount is up to BRL 1,000 per worker, considering the sum of the available balances of all your FGTS accounts. The credit for the extraordinary withdrawal will be made in a Digital Social Savings Account, automatically opened by Caixa on behalf of the workers.
Payment will be made through the Caixa Tem app, used for the payment of social and labor benefits in recent years.
The money will be deposited in a digital savings account, and can later be transferred to a checking account via cell phone. The limit is the same for each worker, regardless of the number of accounts they have.