Unclaimed benefits & grants in Brazil
67 real support programmes from national, regional and city bodies — each with the published eligibility rules, an official source and the date we last checked it. 8 of them pay out automatically; the other 59 need an application.
Income support
14 income support programmesMais 12 income support programmes estão disponíveis no plano pago, com o valor, os requisitos, os documentos e os passos de cada um.
- Occasional Benefits - one-off municipal social assistance grants (birth, death, calamity, temporary vulnerability)
- Survivor's Pension (INSS)
- Temporary Incapacity Benefit (former sickness benefit)
- Permanent Incapacity Retirement (former disability retirement)
- Accident Aid - INSS compensation for permanent reduction of work capacity
- Incarceration Aid - INSS benefit for dependents of low-income prisoners
- Closed-season insurance for artisanal fishers
- Desenrola Brasil - debt renegotiation programme with discounts
- Family Carioca Card - municipal income complement of Rio de Janeiro city
- SuperaRJ - state income transfer of Rio de Janeiro
- Bolsa do Povo - umbrella of state income grants of São Paulo
- Renda Mais DF - income complement of the Federal District
Housing & rent
9 housing & rent programmesMais 7 housing & rent programmes estão disponíveis no plano pago, com o valor, os requisitos, os documentos e os passos de cada um.
- My Home My Life Rural - housing subsidy for rural families
- Cisterns Programme - free water tanks for semi-arid families
- Sabesp social water and sewage tariff
- Copasa social water tariff (Minas Gerais)
- Casa Paulista / CDHU state social housing programme (São Paulo)
- Travessia - Minas Gerais grant for families in homelessness situations
- Social rent aid - municipality of Belo Horizonte
Work & employment
8 work & employment programmesMais 6 work & employment programmes estão disponíveis no plano pago, com o valor, os requisitos, os documentos e os passos de cada um.
- Annual salary bonus PIS/PASEP
- FGTS withdrawal modalities (anniversary withdrawal, dismissal, calamity)
- Athlete Grant Programme for high-performance athletes
- Training Grant for workers in professional qualification courses
- Social Driver's Licence - free first driving licence programmes in several states
- Apprenticeship programme - first formal job for youth 14-24
Education & training
8 education & training programmesMais 6 education & training programmes estão disponíveis no plano pago, com o valor, os requisitos, os documentos e os passos de cada um.
- University for All - full and partial scholarships at private universities
- Enem registration fee waiver
- National Student Assistance Policy - housing, food and transport grants at federal universities/institutes
- Quota Law - reserved places at federal universities and institutes for public-school students
- Half-price tickets for students, seniors, persons with disabilities and young people in poverty
- Bolsa Presença - school attendance grant of Bahia state
Transport
6 transport programmesMais 4 transport programmes estão disponíveis no plano pago, com o valor, os requisitos, os documentos e os passos de cada um.
Business & self-employment
6 business & self-employment programmesMais 4 business & self-employment programmes estão disponíveis no plano pago, com o valor, os requisitos, os documentos e os passos de cada um.
Health & care
5 health & care programmesMais 3 health & care programmes estão disponíveis no plano pago, com o valor, os requisitos, os documentos e os passos de cada um.
Tax relief
5 tax relief programmesMais 3 tax relief programmes estão disponíveis no plano pago, com o valor, os requisitos, os documentos e os passos de cada um.
Family & children
4 family & children programmesMais 2 family & children programmes estão disponíveis no plano pago, com o valor, os requisitos, os documentos e os passos de cada um.
Energy & utilities
2 energy & utilities programmesRegions covered: Bahia · Belo Horizonte · Ceará · Distrito Federal · Minas Gerais · Paraná · Pernambuco · Rio de Janeiro · Rio Grande do Sul · São Paulo. City and regional schemes are the ones people miss most — if yours isn't listed, the national programmes above still apply.