Benefício de Prestação Continuada, BPC (Continuous Benefit Programme)
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Institutions and agencies involved
Population group
Elderly persons, Persons with disabilities
Programme Details
Programme objectives
It consists in a non-contributory pension which guarantees the right to a minimum wage established in the 1988 Constitution and regulated by the Organic Law of Social Assistance (LOAS). The amount of the transfer is equivalent to a monthly minimum wage per adult (BRL 1.412, 2024).
Programme components
i) Continuous Benefit Programme (Benefício de Prestação Continuada)
ii) Moreover, BPC beneficiaries can access to Social Rate of Electric Energy (Tarifa Social de Enrgia Elétrica), another social protection programme.
Coverage
Total effective (of persons): 5.894.097 (2023).
Programme expenditure
BRL 84.890.251.863,91 (2023).
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Means Test
Categorical Targeting
Self-Targeting
Target groups
Elderly and people living with disabilities.
Eligibility criteria
Elderly (65 years or older) without pensions or people with long-term disabilities (minimum 2 years) of any age with a houlsehold income equal to or less than 1/4 of the minimum wage.
Welfare Benefit Request Form. Registration of candidates in the offices of the INSS (National Social Security Institute).
Eligibility reassessment (if any)
The situation of the recipient is reviewed every 2 years, the pension is not transferable (non-heritable). This benefit can not be accumulated with any other area of social security or other scheme, except the medical attendance.
Suspension in case of transfer the benefit to a third party.
Coverage and other information
Amount of benefits
Corresponds to the Brazilian real minimum wage for each year monthly - BRL 1.412 (2024).
Payment/delivery frequency
Benefit delivery mechanism
Benefit recipients
Legal Framework
Law 8,742/93.
Law 14,203/2021.
Brasil n.d. "Lei Orgânica da Assistência Social". Presidency of the Republic of Brazil website. Accessed 25 January 2024. Available at: https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/l8742.htm.
Brasil n.d. "LEI Nº 14.203, DE 10 DE SETEMBRO DE 2021". Presidency of the Republic of Brazil website. Accessed 25 January 2024. Available at: https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2019-2022/2021/lei/l14203.htm.