Brazilian citizens have been suffering a lot from the continuous increases in the cost of electricity since 2021. This is because some crises, mainly water, have increased the electricity bill, which was a red flag for two long months. In this sense, in an attempt to help less favored families to be able to pay the electricity bill, the program social tariff was raised. So, see in this article how the discount on the energy bill offered by the Federal Government.
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Those in a low-income situation can try to enroll in the Federal Government's Social Electricity Tariff program to receive discounts of up to 100% on their electricity bill. The discount table, however, changes according to the family's monthly consumption.
Thus, those who use up to 30 kWh per month can receive a 65% discount and those who use between 31 kWh/month can receive 40%. Following this same logic, those who use 101 kWh/month to 220 kWh/month can have a 10% discount and those who use more than 221 kWh/month are not entitled to any discount under the program. Finally, families that consume 50 kWh of energy per month are included in the 100% discount.
To participate in the program, one must meet some of the criteria established by the Federal Government, namely: having a monthly family income per person of half the minimum wage; be a BPC beneficiary or be disabled; be enrolled in the Single Registry for Social Programs of the Federal Government (Cadúnico); be elderly with at least 65 years old; having a family member with a disability who permanently needs to use electrical appliances to continue the treatment, in addition, the gross monthly income must be a maximum of R$3,362, that is, three minimum wages.
