Overview
- The Ministry of Education is disbursing Pé‑de‑Meia installments on a birth‑month calendar from August 24 to August 31, with January/February paid on August 24, March/April on August 25 and May/June on August 26.
- Students must have an active CadÚnico registration valid at the program base date of August 7, a regular CPF, be enrolled in public secondary education and meet at least 80% attendance to qualify for payments.
- Regular high‑school beneficiaries receive R$200 per qualifying month while EJA students get R$200 at enrollment plus R$225 for each frequency installment; all students receive a R$1,000 yearly completion deposit and an optional R$200 ENEM bonus.
- Payments are processed by Caixa, which opens Caixa Tem accounts for beneficiaries, and students or guardians can check status on the Pé‑de‑Meia page on Gov.br; state and municipal school networks can submit or correct records during the window to trigger retroactive releases.
- Launched in 2024 and formalized in Portaria 169/2026, the program has reached about 6 million students and is intended to boost retention, so observers should watch whether timely school data fixes lead to additional retroactive payments this week.