Gás do Povo releases refill vouchers for 3.1 million families

Caixa Econômica Federal releases this Tuesday (10) the Gás do Povo program top-up voucher for around 3.1 million families.

The federal government's initiative allows free collection of a 13-kilogram cooking gas (LPG) cylinder from accredited retailers. According to Caixa, more than 15 million families were covered by the program.

How to remove the cylinder

To receive the top-up, the family responsible must look for one of the 27 thousand resellers that have joined the program across the country. Validation of the benefit is done electronically, on Caixa's little blue machine, using one of the following options:

Bolsa Família chip card: presentation of the card and use of the password;

Caixa debit card: with account password;

CPF: entered on the machine, with validation code sent by SMS to the phone number registered with Caixa.

The right to the benefit and the list of participating resellers can be consulted through the following channels:

Meu Social application – Gás do Povo;

Ministry of Social Development website;

Citizen Caixa Portal;

Caixa Cidadão service: 111 or 0800-726-0207;

Caixa website;

Social Dial: 121.

Benefit frequency

Vouchers are released on the 10th of each month. The number of top-ups available throughout the year depends on the number of family members registered in the Single Registry (CadÚnico).

The periodicity is divided as follows:

Families with two or three members: one voucher every three months;

Families with four or more members: one voucher every two months.

Who is entitled?

The selection of beneficiaries is made by the Ministry of Development and Social Assistance, Family and Fight Against Hunger (MDS). To be chosen, you must have:

Registration in the Single Registry;

Monthly family income of up to half the minimum wage per person;

Registration updated for at least 24 months.

Families that receive Bolsa Família have priority access to the program.

Reducing energy poverty

Gás do Povo is a federal public policy that replaces Auxílio Gás dos Brasileiros and seeks to expand access to cooking gas among low-income families.

The program offers free refilling of 13-kilogram LPG cylinders at accredited establishments and is expected to reach around 50 million people.

To participate, establishments must be registered with the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP), regular with the Federal Revenue, have a legal entity current account at Caixa and use the little blue machine.

Caixa is responsible for operating the benefit and the reseller membership system.