Brazil Starts September Bolsa Família Payouts as Beneficiary Roll Falls to 19.1 Million

Overview

• Deposits run from 17 to 30 September on a staggered schedule tied to the final digit of the NIS, starting with 1 and ending with 0.
• The September caseload is 19.1 million families, the lowest under Lula, with an average benefit of R$682.22 and total transfers of R$12.97 billion.
• Payments are processed overnight and typically appear in accounts by about 7 a.m., with status checks available via the Bolsa Família app or the 111 hotline.
• Beneficiaries in Rio Grande do Sul and selected municipalities in Piauí, Paraná and Sergipe receive this month’s credit regardless of NIS due to emergency declarations.
• Regional bulletins detail the scale of disbursement, including 625,748 families in Amazonas and 139,149 in the Vale do Paraíba, alongside the standard extras of R$150 per child up to 6 and R$50 for pregnant, nursing and 7–18-year-olds.