Perfil do requerente do Benefício de Prestação Continuada (BPC): um estudo de caso no CRAS ARMOUR no SEM 2023/1

Abstract

The present research aims to analyze the profile of the applicant for the Continuous Payment Benefit (BPC) during SEM 2023/1 at CRAS Armour, located in the municipality of Santana do Livramento/RS. The study is justified in the circumstances in which these users find themselves, as well as the gaps caused by the lack of internet connection or access to technology. Through a historical overview, some concepts about social security, benefits assistance and income transfer programs in Brazil. Furthermore, it highlights issues relating to social inequality and mechanisms for reducing social vulnerability. Using documentary research as a methodology, based on the data made available through the case study carried out, it was possible to describe, through variables, the profile of the benefit applicant. Based on technical procedures, the research is also classified as bibliographic. In the case of descriptive research, statistical treatment was given to the information contained in official records through tables and tables, in order to build the profile of the requesting public. As a result, it was found that the majority of the public are elderly women with over 60 years old who requested the benefit for elderly people and had the request granted by the INSS. Finally, the study highlights the importance of assistance benefits for the population living in vulnerable situations and the relevance of the topic surrounding public management and the management of public policies within social assistance in the municipality.