Cash benefits to disabled persons in Brazil: An analysis of BPC – Continuous Cash Benefit Programme

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The paper presents an analysis of the Continuous Cash Benefit Programme (BPC, which stands for Benefício de Prestação Continuada in Portuguese), an unconditional cash transfer to the elderly or to extremely poor individuals with disabilities. The information used in the assessment stems from the study of court decisions and laws related to the programme since its implementation, an analysis based on questionnaires applied to medical experts, interviews with the programme managers, as well as a review of pre-existing studies regarding BPC. In order to contribute to the management of the programme, as well as to improvements or even implementation of similar programmes in other countries, the study gives some recommendations about the design, operation and future evaluations of the programme.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Discussion Paper ; No. 170

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
• Subject: BPC ; Disability ; Cash Transfers ; Cash Benefits ; Social Assistance

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Coelho de Souza, Marcelo Medeiros ; Diniz, Déborah ; Squinca, Flávia
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for Applied Economic Research (ipea)
• (where): Brasília
• (when): 2015

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/220259
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET