Emergency Aid: Find out more details about the government benefit

With the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil, the government had to look for alternatives so that people could be supported during the quarantine, and the Emergency Aid was created.

That's because, many people were left without a job, and without an income at home, they needed help from the authorities, precisely to stay in this complicated moment.

And it was with this in mind that the government released the payment of 3 installments of R$ 600 (six hundred reais), being an essential help in this complicated moment.

Who is entitled to Emergency Assistance?

Emergency Aid is a benefit released by the Federal Government to:

• Informal workers;
• Individual microentrepreneurs (MEI);
• Autonomous;

The objective of the Emergency Aid is to provide these people with financial aid, for 3 months, while the Coronavirus – COVID 19 pandemic is active in the country.

How to receive Emergency Aid

Well, if you fall into the groups above who are entitled to Emergency Aid, know that receiving it is quite easy.

To do this, you must first access the Emergency Aid website or download the application on your Android or iOS mobile phone.

Register and fill in the information correctly, remembering that all this data will be confronted with reality, and at any sign of inconsistency, access to the benefit will be blocked.

So, with the data filled in correctly, wait for approval from Caixa, which may take a few days.

At the time of registration, Caixa will want to know which bank you intend to receive Emergency Aid from.

In this case, you can opt for an existing checking or savings account or open a Caixa Digital Savings account when registering to receive Emergency Aid.

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With the benefit approved, the system will inform where the money will be deposited, and then just follow up until the amount enters the account.

For questions about Emergency Aid, call 111 or access Caixa Econômica’s service channels.