From 2012 to 2019, the percentage of households receiving Bolsa Família social assistance in Brazil fell from 16.6 to 14.3 percent. After the COVID-19 pandemic, this figure increased, reaching 19 percent in 2023.
Share of households receiving social assistance through the Bolsa Família program in Brazil from 2012 to 2023
*In 2020 and 2021, the COVID-19 emergency program was implemented at the same time as the Bolsa Família program. Households eligible for both programs chose the one that was more advantageous.
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Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (April 18, 2024). Share of households receiving social assistance through the Bolsa Família program in Brazil from 2012 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499585/share-of-households-part-of-bolsa-familia-brazil/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Share of households receiving social assistance through the Bolsa Família program in Brazil from 2012 to 2023." Chart. April 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499585/share-of-households-part-of-bolsa-familia-brazil/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (2024). Share of households receiving social assistance through the Bolsa Família program in Brazil from 2012 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499585/share-of-households-part-of-bolsa-familia-brazil/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Share of Households Receiving Social Assistance through The Bolsa Família Program in Brazil from 2012 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499585/share-of-households-part-of-bolsa-familia-brazil/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Share of households receiving social assistance through the Bolsa Família program in Brazil from 2012 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499585/share-of-households-part-of-bolsa-familia-brazil/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of households receiving social assistance through the Bolsa Família program in Brazil from 2012 to 2023 [Graph], Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, April 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499585/share-of-households-part-of-bolsa-familia-brazil/