The federal government returned to pay the Emergency aid in January 2022, find out if you are eligible and how to inquire.
Since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic, the federal government began paying the aid for several families affected by unemployment.
However, with the advancement of vaccination and the virus under control in October 2021, the last installment of the benefit was paid.
Although the Brazil Aid instead of Bolsa Família and also the Emergency aid, many people asked for him to get paid again.
This is because only those who already received the Bolsa Família who was eligible to receive the Brazil Aid, that is, thousands of families are without payment.
But in January of this year, 2022, there were new benefit payments for some people, understand who continues to receive it and how to check.
How Emergency Aid Works
As we said, the Emergency aid came to help informal workers who were left without income because of the pandemic.
As well as micro-entrepreneurs, self-employed people and also those who were already unemployed in 2020, before the pandemic began.
To do this, families needed to meet some criteria, such as family income not exceeding 3 minimum wages.
And per capita income could not be greater than half a salary, that is, it could not be greater than half a salary per person.
For the year 2021, there were no new registrations, only those who already received it could continue to receive it, as long as they still met the criteria.
But for families who received the Bolsa Família, the highest value rule applied, the benefit with the highest value was received.
In addition to also needing to meet all the criteria to receive the Emergency aid.
There will be emergency aid in 2022
The government ended payment for the program Emergency aid in October 2021, because the pandemic situation was under control.
Although in November the payment of the Brazil Aid, around 22 million people were left without government assistance.
This is because only families that already received the Bolsa Família who are receiving Brazil Aid.
And even though people are putting pressure on people to pay the aid, the federal government has already made it clear it will not return.
For them, the Brazil Aid It came to replace the benefit, and even if it still doesn't serve everyone, it will gradually expand its reach.
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Retroactive payment of emergency aid
So, the payment made by the government in January and which will continue in February is not the Emergency aid, but a retroactive one for some people.
This payment, which began on January 13th, will only be for single parents, heads of families, without a partner and who have custody of their children.
Furthermore, these parents cannot have received the double share of aid in 2020, which was paid to the family's chef mothers.
Congress, after analyzing that single mothers received double amounts and fathers did not, decided to pay the amount to fathers as well.
Therefore, payment of the Emergency aid 2022, is nothing more than retroactive for people in these conditions.
And if you are a single parent and meet the conditions mentioned above, you do not need to register again, payment will be automatic.
But you can check if you are entitled Emergency Aid, on the website of Ministry of Citizenship.
