The Federal Government provides citizens with hundreds of benefits annually, but to do so, your information needs to be kept up to date.
Numerous benefits are granted daily to Brazilian citizens, who count on aid and support from the Federal Government in various situations. Thousands of Brazilians receive family grants, housing assistance, gas assistance, and other programs that aim to help citizens with fewer financial resources.
If you wish to be included in the granting of these benefits, see below how to keep your data updated, facilitating screening by the Federal Government, and also increasing your chances of being awarded the benefits for which you qualify. Continue reading and see how to do it.
How to keep your data up to date
The first step to keeping your data up to date is to always visit the CRAS near your location and take your documents whenever there is a change. If you change address, change your telephone number or other sudden changes must be communicated so that you can update your information.
There is a time of year when all citizens must take their documentation to be updated at CRAS< so pay attention to the news and stay up to date to find out when you must update your information at the CRAS closest to your home.
It is essential that you also keep your data updated on the Official Federal Government portal. If you haven't registered yet, it's important that you create one with your personal information and elevate your account to the gold level. The account can have 3 levels, and the gold one is the most complete and contains all your personal information.
Create a registration with GOV
Through the official website of the Federal Government of Brazil, on the citizen portal, you can create a registration quickly and intuitively. At first you will need to enter your CPF and using the number the portal already recognizes you and asks you to enter other personal information.
It is important to have a registration with GOV for several reasons, there you can monitor INSS requests, open a MEI, request unemployment insurance, among other things. Pay attention when filling out your registration, as it requires all information to be entered without errors.
Confirm your account
Before you start using GOV you will need to create your account via email. We recommend that you enter an email address for continuous use when registering, as it will be necessary for you to confirm personal information several times and allow login through it.
To activate your GOV account you will also need to provide some confidential information to prove that you are the one trying to access the account. Pay attention to the questions, because once you answer wrong the portal will block your access for 24 hours until the next attempt.
Update your data in CRAS
To find out if you are entitled to government benefits, it is essential that you keep your information and that of your entire family updated at the CRAS closest to your home. Everyone who lives in your house is counted as a family, so everyone needs to have up-to-date information.
Any movement in the personal information of your family members who live in the same house as you must be notified on the federal government website or even CRAS. Regardless of the benefit you wish to obtain, they are all based on the information contained in the Federal Database.
Stay Informed
We recommend that you always keep an eye on official news from the Federal Government and especially on internet portals that are always updating information about the granting of benefits. Dates are often short and little publicized, which causes many people to waste time updating and registering.
If the benefit you are looking for is something local to your city, we recommend that you keep an eye on local news portals and especially the city hall website, where the information is constantly updated and you can see exact dates to request your benefit.
The benefit you are entitled to is close
Keeping the information up to date and especially staying informed about exact dates will make you get your benefit much faster. It is important to remember that the government only considers those who truly meet the standards required within each regulation.
It is important that you access the Federal Government page and read the requirements for each of the benefits provided to citizens. Keep your data up to date and read information constantly. You could be the next recipient of the Federal Government, are you ready for that?
Common questions:
What is Bolsa Família and who can benefit?
Bolsa Família is an income transfer program from the Brazilian federal government. It is aimed at families in situations of poverty and extreme poverty. To benefit from the program, the family must have a monthly income per person of up to R$ 89.00 (poverty) or up to R$ 178.00 (extreme poverty), and must have pregnant women, nursing mothers, children or adolescents up to 17 years.
What are the INSS benefits and who is entitled to them?
The INSS (National Social Security Institute) offers several social security benefits, such as retirement based on age, retirement based on contribution time, disability retirement, sickness benefit, accident benefit, maternity benefit, death pension, among others. Workers who contribute to the INSS, whether as an employee, self-employed person or individual contributor, are entitled to these benefits.
What is the Minha Casa Minha Vida program and how does it work?
Minha Casa Minha Vida is a federal government housing program that aims to facilitate access to decent housing for low-income families. It offers subsidies, reduced interest rates and extended terms for paying real estate financing. The program works in partnership with states, municipalities, companies and non-profit entities to build and finance housing.
What are the benefits of the Bolsa Escola program?
Bolsa Escola was replaced by the Bolsa Família program in 2004. It consisted of financial aid intended for the purchase of school materials for low-income families, with the aim of encouraging the education of children and adolescents. With the creation of Bolsa Família, this benefit was incorporated into the new program.
What is the Employment Protection Program and how does it help workers?
The Employment Protection Program (PPE) was created to avoid layoffs in times of economic crisis. It allows companies to temporarily reduce working hours and employees' wages, while the government compensates part of the lost wages of affected workers. In this way, the program contributes to maintaining jobs and economic stability.
