Gas Aid Beneficiaries Will Receive Additional Payment Until the End of the Year

A decree guaranteeing the additional 50% of Gas Aid to several families was published by President Lula. See the details!

On the last day (1st), a publication was made by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), in an extra edition of the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU), in which a decree was issued, ensuring the additional 50% of Gas Aid for low-income families.

The issuance of this decree was necessary since the validity of the Provisional Measure (MP) that established the extra amount was about to expire. With the presidential decree, the extra amount was guaranteed without the need for approval by Congress.

Although the payment schedule is the same as that of Bolsa Família, not all of the more than 20 million families receive the benefit, with only 5.7 million being beneficiaries of the program, which covers both Bolsa Família members and beneficiaries of the Continuous Benefit Payment (BPC). It is important to note that the payment of the additional amount is planned to continue until December 2023.

Gas Aid

The Gas Aid payment is made every two months, and the amount is based on the average price of a 13kg cooking gas cylinder, as determined by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP). It is not yet known how much will be paid, but in the last payment in April, the Gas Aid paid R$110.00.

Furthermore, priority for receiving Gas Aid is given to victims of domestic violence, with payments preferably made in the name of a woman over the age of 16, registered in the Single Registry for Social Programs of the Federal Government.

Gas Aid Calendar – June

The Gas Aid is paid according to the Bolsa Família payment schedule, which is determined by the last digit of the Social Security Number (NIS) of the benefit holder. See:

Source: Ministry of Social Development