From February of next year, Caixa Econômica Federal will begin paying the salary bonus for the 2025 financial year. The calendar was approved by the Deliberative Council of the Worker Support Fund (Codefat), in an ordinary meeting held on the afternoon of this Wednesday- fair (18).
The credit will be made in a staggered manner, according to the workers’ month of birth. Those who have a checking or savings account with Caixa will receive it directly into their account. At Banco do Brasil, payment of the benefit will be made, primarily, by credit to a bank account, through PIX, transfer via TED or, even, in person at service agencies.
The other beneficiaries will receive the amounts through Digital Social Savings, automatically opened by Caixa, according to the payment schedule. According to the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE), the estimate is that around 25.8 million workers will receive the benefit, totaling R$30.7 billion.
Rules
According to current rules, to receive the salary bonus, the worker must have been informed by the employer in the Annual Social Information List (RAIS) by May 15, 2024 and in eSocial by August 19, 2024. Workers whose employers who provided the information after these dates will receive the benefit in the next financial year.
The first payment of the benefit will be made on February 17th for workers born in January, according to the calendar below.
| Born in | Receive from |
| January | February 17th |
| February | March 17 |
| March and April | April 15 |
| May and June | May 15 |
| July and August | June 16 |
| September and October | July 15 |
| November and December | August 15 |
From February 5, 2025, workers will be able to check whether they are entitled to the bonus, the ministry said. The information will be available in the Digital Work Card, on the portal Gov.brat the Alô Trabalho Call Center (telephone 158), with free calls from 7am to 10pm, Monday to Saturday, except on national holidays, and at Regional Labor Superintendencies units.
In 2024, R$27 billion were released to pay the benefit. However, R$218.9 million is still available for 239,142 workers who did not receive the bonus. They have until December 27th to make the withdrawal.
What is the salary bonus
Established by Law 7,998/90, the salary bonus is equivalent to the value of, at most, one minimum wage, to be paid according to the annual calendar established by Codefat to workers who meet the requirements set out in law. Payment resources come from the Worker Support Fund (FAT).
The salary bonus covers private sector professionals and public servants who formally worked for at least 30 days in the base year of 2023, with remuneration of up to two minimum wages (R$ 2,640.00). In addition, you must have been enrolled in the program for at least five years and the employer must have provided the correct data in RAIS or eSocial. The value of the bonus varies depending on the number of months worked in the base year, reaching up to the minimum wage.
