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Bolsa Família 2023 will have an average increase next month with the introduction of a new additional benefit.
Starting in June, a new amount will be implemented in Bolsa Família, resulting in another increase in the average benefit amount. Currently, the minimum Bolsa Família amount is R$ 600. However, as announced by the federal government, the average benefit amount rose to R$ 669.93 in March due to the new additional benefit of R$ 150 per child up to 6 years old.
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The government expects that, starting in June, when the payment of the additional R$ 50 for pregnant women, nursing mothers, and individuals aged seven to 18 will also begin, the average amount will exceed R$ 700.
The Ministry of Citizenship announced that, since the program's revitalization in March, more than 1 million families have been added to Bolsa Família. These are individuals who meet the criteria to be on the list of PBF beneficiaries but had not been included until then.
Between March and April, there were a total of 808,200 new enrollments. However, this May, the Ministry of Development and Social Assistance, Family and Hunger Alleviation (MDS) included another 200,000 families, who began receiving the benefit last Thursday (18).
Minister Wellington Dias stated: “We celebrate the addition of one million beneficiary families. These are families who were facing hunger, people who sought help but could not find support, without access to social programs. At the behest of President Lula, we are working in collaboration with municipalities and states through active outreach”.
This May, nearly 21.25 million families benefited from Bolsa Família, thanks to the record investment of R$ 14.1 billion.
