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Get to know the Benefit Brazil, Light and Gas

The Federal Government created Auxílio Brasil to replace the Bolsa Família program. In addition, it also created the Gas Aid and the Social Light Rate to help low-income families. See more details about these benefits in this article!

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Check if you are entitled to the Auxílio Brasil, Luz e Gas benefit

Conheça mais sobre o benefício Auxílio Brasil, Luz e Gás. Fonte: Freepik.
Find out more about the Auxílio Brasil, Luz e Gas benefit. Source: Freepik.

In order to help families in poverty in Brazil, the government decided to replace Bolsa Família. Therefore, Auxílio Brasil was created. In short, it works similarly to the old benefit. However, it now comes with some other aids.

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In this way, the Auxílio Brasil, Luz e Gás benefit also offers assistance when paying the electricity bill and buying the gas cylinder. In today's article, we will explain the details of this benefit. Keep reading and check it out!

What is the Brazil, Light and Gas Aid?

Firstly, Auxílio Brasil is the pillar program for electricity and gas benefits. Therefore, the program works as an income transfer to families in poverty and extreme poverty.

That is, family groups in social vulnerability. In this sense, as already mentioned, the objective of Auxílio Brasil is to replace the Bolsa Família Program, but to continue operating in a similar way. In addition, the value of the Brazil Aid installment starts at R$ 600.

Thus, moving to the Gas Aid, this benefit is linked to the Brazil Aid. Therefore, it was created to subsidize the expenses of family groups with cooking gas.

According to the ANP (National Petroleum Agency), the cylinder can reach R$130 in some cities. Therefore, the government will subsidize families every two months with the full amount.

Finally, unlike other aids that work as receipt of money, the Social Tariff of Luz works in a different way. In this way, the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) stipulates the Social Tariff automatically.

In addition, according to Agência Brasil, currently 12.3 million families are part of the aid. In this sense, the government's expectation is that the new Social Tariff encompasses over 11 million family groups.

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What are the benefits of Auxílio Brasil, Luz e Gas?

O Auxílio Gás funciona de maneira integrada ao Auxílio Brasil. Fonte: Pexels.
Auxílio Gás works in an integrated manner with Auxílio Brasil. Source: Pexels.

In short, Auxílio Brasil offers installments at an initial value of R$ 600. Therefore, the main focus is on improving the situation of families. Therefore, the aid aims to offer assistance in all areas.

From income, employment, education and also health. In this way, Auxílio Brasil intends to guarantee the income of families to generate the emancipation of this population. 

Also, speaking of Gas Aid, it came at a good time. That's because this is an essential product for the day to day of most families.

However, the price of gas has been rising steadily. Therefore, it became even more necessary to create a program that would offer assistance in this matter.

Luz's social tariff, on the other hand, works with discounts on families' monthly bills. Basically, it's like this:

Up to 30 kWh/month65% discount
From 31 to 100 kWh/month40% discount
From 101 to 220 kWh/month10% discount
Above 220 kWh/monththere is no discount
Table - Discounts Social Tariff of Luz

In addition, indigenous and quilombola families have access to greater discounts. Therefore, anyone registered with CadÚnico can receive:

Up to 50 kWh/month100% discount
From 51 to 100 kWh/month40% discount
From 101 to 220 kWh/month10% discount
Above 220 kWh/monththere is no discount
Table - Social Tariff Discounts for Indigenous Peoples and Quilombolas

Who is entitled to assistance?

A tarifa social da luz é um desconto direto na fatura. Fonte: Pexels.
The social tariff for electricity is a direct discount on the bill. Source: Pexels.

In principle, to receive the Brazil, Light and Gas Aid, you must be registered in the Single Registry. In addition, the program serves only families in poverty or extreme poverty. Therefore, it is also necessary that the family has among its members:

  • Pregnant women;
  • Breastfeeding mothers;
  • Children and adolescents between 0 and 21 years old.

Furthermore, being in a situation of poverty is when the family group has a monthly income between R$105.01 and R$210.00 per person. In the situation of extreme poverty, families receive R$105.00 or less per capita monthly family income.

Is it possible to apply for all three grants at once?

Finally, the question remains: can I apply for the Brazil, Light and Gas Aid all at once? And the answer is yes! The good part is that the application process is similar for all three. That is, just be registered in CadÚnico.

Therefore, to answer all your questions, in the article recommended below we detail how it works to sign up for the three aids. Check out!

About the author  /  Leticia Maia

Journalism student at UFSC, has always been passionate about writing. In the middle of college, he met digital marketing and was enchanted. She is a content producer for blogs and social networks.

Reviewed by  /  Junior Aguiar

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