Brazil's People's Gas Programme Releases 3.1 Million Free Refill Vouchers on November 10: 34 Million Issued So Far, About R$5.5 Billion Invested
Brazil's Ministry of Social Development announced that the People's Gas (Gás do Povo) programme releases 3.1 million free LPG refill vouchers on Tuesday, November 10, redeemable directly at accredited resellers.
Of this round, 380,500 vouchers go to new beneficiary families and 2.7 million to families already in the programme. Since its launch the programme has used 34 million vouchers, with total investment of about R$5.5 billion. Eligibility requires per-capita family income of no more than half the minimum wage, registration in the Cadastro Único single registry updated within the last 24 months, no pending registration issues, and the family head's CPF tax number in regular standing with the federal revenue service. Entry is by automatic selection with no application, based on criteria including lower income, larger family size and food-insecurity risk, currently prioritising Bolsa Família families with two or more members.
Beneficiaries can check vouchers on the free Meu Social app, where the family head signs in with their CPF and receives push notifications, or via the free Disque Social 121 line (electronic service 24 hours, staffed Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.) or Caixa customer numbers 0800 726 0207 and 111. (Source: Ministry of Social Development, Brazil)
Source: Ministry of Social Development, Brazil
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