Will those hired under the CLT lose their Emergency Aid? Find out!
If you were hired after applying for Emergency Aid, you're probably wondering what will happen to your benefits, right? To learn all the information about Emergency Aid, just keep reading our article!
What is Emergency Aid?
Emergency Aid is a benefit adopted by the Federal Government that aims to help people who are being financially harmed during the COVID pandemic in Brazil.
Who is entitled to Emergency Aid?
Emergency Aid is a financial benefit provided by the Federal Government to informal workers, individual microentrepreneurs (MEI), self-employed workers and the unemployed, and aims emergency protection during the period of facing the crisis caused by the pandemic.
Attention! To qualify, you must have all the information below up to date!
- Be registered with Cad Único, or register via the website or app;
- Receive up to R$552.50 (half the minimum wage) per person in the family;
- Or receive up to R$3,125.00 (3 minimum wages) as total family income;
- Be over 18 years old;
- Not having a formal job;
- Not have an income greater than R$28,559.70 in 2018.
Does anyone who signs a contract lose Emergency Aid?
People who are eligible for Emergency Aid must comply with all the rules mentioned above.
Those who are hired with a formal contract should not have these difficulties, as they will have a source of income.
If you're employed, there's no reason for you to receive the benefit. Brazil has been struggling for years, even before the pandemic, and needless people trying to circumvent the law could prevent those in genuine need from receiving this essential income.
How much will be paid to those who applied for Emergency Aid?
How will the payment be made? Newly approved beneficiaries should know that the R$600 (or R$1,200 for single mothers) will be deposited directly into a free Caixa digital account, opened specifically for the emergency .
My request was denied, but I meet the requirements, what should I do?
Anyone who has had emergency aid denied and disagrees with the reason given can file an appeal through the Caixa Auxílio Emergencial program itself.
Anyone who entered incorrect information when submitting their application must submit a new application. However, those who filed everything correctly and still had their application denied can contest the result and submit the application for re-examination.
