Acting President Michel Temer and Minister Osmar Terra have announced that payments to Bolsa Família beneficiaries will increase by a percentage higher than inflation
In the past decade, over 30 countries have instituted income transfer programs similar to Bolsa Família
The Mais Educação Program, linked to Bolsa Família, enhances the quality of the education provided to poor children and adolescents.
In the "Good Day Minister" program, the Minister for Social Development and Fight Against Hunger, Tereza Campello, answered questions from journalists from all over the country about the new amounts to be paid under the cash transfer program.
Value defining Brazil´s extreme poverty line is adjusted as from 1st June. Increased benefits to be paid in June
Over the past three and a half years, the average benefit paid to supplement the incomes of poor and extremely poor families has increased from R$94 to R$167
A World Bank director says that income transfer programs are essential for ensuring that children are properly fed, thereby improving their future chances in life
Read the article published by the World Bank
Read the article published by the World Bank