Minister warns that Bolsa Família beneficiaries will be reassessed

The Minister of Social Development, Wellington Dias, clarified that the government will analyze again the beneficiaries of the new Bolsa Familia, even without informing a final date for this reassessment and consequent conclusion of who will continue to receive the benefit or not.

This measure was foreseen, since the PT intended to reformulate the program, which, in turn, had already been renamed during the Bolsonaro government, called Auxílio Brasil. Thus, a new analysis of the beneficiaries of the Cadastro Único (CadUnico) was also expected, as well as some changes to the program's rules.

The minister informed that they will work together with the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), as a kind of special census in relation to the beneficiaries of the program. However, regarding the probable number of people who may leave CadÚnico, Dias clarifies that it is impossible to estimate, and any attempt would be just a guess.

Auxílio Brasil benefited more than 21 million Brazilian citizens, one of the circumstances that make it impossible to accurately calculate the final cost of the program, after excluding those that no longer fit the new rules.

It is important to note that, since the emergence of Emergency Aid provided during the pandemic, errors or even deliberate fraud in social benefits are becoming more and more common, and specialists deem it necessary to improve the registration of beneficiaries.

Some reasons why the registration will likely be reviewed are as follows:

• Families who reported wrong income at CRAS;
• Families who incorrectly informed the number of people in the CadÚnico;
• People who lied about living alone;
• Those who did not update or had their registration checked for not showing up when summoned;
• It did not properly monitor the education and health of the children in the family nucleus.

The new rules that must be followed by those who want to continue receiving the benefit are the following:

• Pregnant women need prenatal care;
• Children and adolescents from families benefiting from the program must have their vaccination card up to date;
• Infants and children in child labor must be monitored;
• Dependent children and adolescents must be enrolled in school, keeping school attendance at a minimum of 85%.

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