Workers from Canavieiras (BA) will be able to withdraw, as of tomorrow (6), the Severance Indemnity Fund (FGTS) due to calamity. The municipality was affected by the recent rains that hit Bahia.
Each worker affected by the floods will be able to withdraw up to R$ 6,220. Only residents of addresses informed by the Civil Defense of the municipalities to Caixa Econômica Federal will be able to withdraw the FGTS.
The withdrawal can be requested through the FGTS application until March 10th. The worker simply opens the application and chooses the “My Saques” option, without the need to go to an agency. The documents – photo of identity document and proof of residence in the worker’s name up to 120 days before the disaster – can be sent through the application itself.
If the proof of residence is in the name of the spouse, it will also be necessary to send a marriage certificate or public deed of stable union. The document can also be included in the app.
When requesting the withdrawal, the worker may indicate the credit in an account of Caixa or any other bank to receive the amounts, free of charge. The period for returning the analysis and crediting the account, if the withdrawal is approved, is five working days.
More information can be obtained from the website www.caixa.gov.br/beneficios-trabalhador/fgts/ or contact Caixa on 0800-726-0207.
On the 23rd, Caixa had released the withdrawal of the FGTS to residents of two other municipalities affected by floods: Eunápolis (BA) and Águas Formosas (MG). They will also have until March 10 to request the pick-up and send in the residential vouchers.
