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The state government has provided new assistance to the local population. Find out if you are eligible and how to proceed!
Last Tuesday (15), approximately 150,000 families in the state benefited from R$ 15 million in funds. The Ceará State Secretariat for Social Protection (SPS) carried out the transaction. This assistance is linked to the Mais Infância Ceará Card, funded by resources from the State Fund to Combat Poverty (Fecop). Banco do Brasil handles the payment, totaling more than R$ 120 million for the families involved.
Below, we will explain how the Mais Infância Card works, the eligibility criteria, and how to apply for this monthly support from the Ceará government. Keep reading!
Understand the Mais Infância Card Assistance
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The purpose of this assistance is to support families with children from 0 to under 6 years old and a monthly income of R$ 89 per person. In this way, the government aims to combat inequality and provide support for the essential needs of each family unit.
As reported by Onélia Santana, head of SPS, “tackling hunger is among the goals and is a duty of the State Government. The financial transfer, made through the Mais Infância Card, represents a tangible initiative against hunger for families at serious social risk,” she stated.
The aid applies both to the capital and to other locations in Ceará. Each family unit receives R$ 100 per month in aid. Priority is given to groups living in makeshift places, without a bathroom or toilet, or residing in lodgings, boarding houses, and similar accommodations.
How to apply for the Mais Infância Card?
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Beneficiaries are selected based on information from the Federal Government’s Cadastro Único. Therefore, the list of families is sent to the cities. The city then seeks to contact these families to validate their eligibility for the Mais Infância Card.
However, registered groups may go to a Social Assistance Reference Center (CRAS) to check availability. It is important to emphasize that the aid is granted per family unit, not per child.
