Noting the growing increase in cooking gas, the Government of São Paulo began paying gas vouchers to more than 100 families who are in extreme poverty.
This Thursday (22nd), the Government of the State of São Paulo began paying gas vouchers to 104.340 families living in poverty or extreme poverty. The gas voucher helps those who live in poor communities and slums to buy cooking gas for their families.
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Beneficio will have three bimonthly installments in the amount of R$ 100
On June 17, the governor of São Paulo, João Doria, announced that the gas voucher would be created, divided into three installments per two months in the amount of R$ 100. At the time, according to the state government, families who own a per capita income less than R$ 178.
The gas voucher is being managed by the Department of Social Development and received an investment greater than R$ 30 million to reach families in 82 municipalities such as: Barueri, Botucatu, Campinas, Capivari, Campos do Jordão, Carapicuíba, Guarujá, Guarulhos, Jundiaí, Mauá, Mogi das Cruzes, Osasco, Piracicaba, Ribeirão Preto and many others.
Cooking gas suffers readjustment and harms families in extreme poverty
Cooking gas has been receiving several readjustments since 2019, with the change in Petrobras' readjustment policy. Last week the product reached the mark of R$ 130 in some municipalities in the Midwest region, a place where it is considered difficult to access, according to data from the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP).
According to the Government of São Paulo, the gas voucher is one of the most important programs ever launched, bearing in mind that it promises to change and positively impact the lives of several families in the state. According to Doria, those who have a low income know how difficult it is to have a gas cylinder.
In addition to São Paulo, the government of Maranhão and Ceará has already started distributing gas vouchers to families since June. Already this month, Espírito Santo and Curitiba are also studying the delivery of the aid.
People's Scholarship
Vale-Gás is one of the programs that make up Bolsa do Povo, one of the largest social protection programs ever designed by the government of São Paulo. The project was created in May of this year and foresees that R$ 1 billion in resources will be invested until the month of December.
At Bolsa do Povo, in addition to the gas voucher, programs such as Bolsa Trabalho, Renda Cidadã, Via Rapida, Jovem, Ação, emergency housing assistance and Bolsa Talento Esportivo were launched.
