Bolsa Família teams visit beneficiary families; find out more

Technical visits to families benefiting from Bolsa Família are an important practice to ensure that the program is achieving its objectives and meeting the needs of families. In addition, through these visits, the technical team can check the living conditions of families, identify potential problems and offer additional support if necessary. 

This weekend, a technical team visited families receiving Bolsa Família benefits in Chapecó, Santa Catarina. During these visits, interviews and surveys were conducted to better understand the situation of each family, their needs and how the program has impacted their lives. 

In this way, this personalized approach allows for a more accurate and individualized evaluation of the program.

Bolsa Família Visit

Therefore, during visits, the technical team can identify a variety of needs and challenges faced by Bolsa Família beneficiaries. These may include issues related to health, education, housing and employment. 

By better understanding these needs, the government and other organizations can develop more effective policies and programs to support these families.

In addition, the technical team can provide information about other available social programs, health and education services, and guide families on how to access these resources. More visits from the teams will be scheduled soon.

Mão segurando cartão do Bolsa Família
Image: Lula Marques/Agência Brasil

Conditionalities of the social program

Finally, during the technical team's visit, there is also verification whether the families benefiting from Bolsa Família are complying with the conditions of the social program, which are:

  • Children up to 6 years old: minimum school attendance of 60%;
  • Children and adolescents between 6 and 18 years of age, who have not completed basic education: minimum school attendance of 75%;
  • Pregnant women: undergo prenatal care;
  • Children under 7 years old: have nutritional monitoring (weight and height);
  • The whole family: follow the national vaccination schedule.

Image: Lula Marques/Agência Brasil