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06/15/2012
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SAO PAULO - In March this year, 9.8 million low-income Brazilian families, about 59% of the 16.6% who are in the Single Registry for Social Programmes of the Federal Government, were benefited by the TSEE (Electricity Social Tariff .)
According to these data, the utilities have yet to achieve with the program over 6.7 million families.
Reduced rate
The Social Rate is a discount on electric bills for the families enrolled in a single register with income up to half the minimum wage per capita or have some beneficial component of the BPC (Continued Benefit of Social Welfare). The discount given varies according to energy consumption. "Like the previous legislation established an automatic discount for consumption below 80 kWh / month, many low-income families still do not know who are entitled to benefit," says the coordinator of Enrollment Management Process MDS, Ana Gabriela Sambiase.
Before, families with consumption between 80 and 220 kWh / month needed to prove income. In current legislation, there is no need, provided they meet the conditions.
By changing the law ended automatic reduction to consumers located in the range of up to 80 kWh / month and started to ensure discounts ranging between 10% and 65%. The purpose of the change was to direct the social tariff for low-income.
According to the MDS (Ministry of Social Development and Combating Hunger), the change of law is an important mechanism to overcome extreme poverty.
Access
The families included in the Single Registry must order at dealerships, with NIS Identification Number (Social) Social Security or voter registration card, and the date of birth and mother's full name. It is also important to take the electric bill, which need not be in the name of the beneficiary.
They should inform the distributor the number of benefit or NIT (Employee Identification Number). For the families of indigenous or maroon that fit these conditions have a total exemption of bill to the limit of 50 kWh / month.
Source: News Agency
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