Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à fome Integrated Management of Services, Benefits and Income Transfers in the Unique System of Social Assistance (SUAS) October 2010

Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à fome Federal Constitution Social Security Health Pension Social Assistance Contributory Non-contributory

Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à fome Social Security Saúde Social Assistance Background 1988 – Federal Constitution LOAS – Organic Law of Social Assistance Creation of MDS Creation of MDS PNAS – National Policy of Social Assistance 2005

Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à fome Social assistance is a citizenship right and an obligation of the State; Family driven; Decentralized and participative management; Social control; Adhesion of municipalities (99,3%), 26 states (100%) and the Federal District; Management is organized considering the size of municipalities, geographic regions, territory (at local level) and complexity of services.

Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à fome Services are offered in Reference Centers of Social Assistance (CRAS) – public equipments located at vulnerable territories. Basic Social Protection Low complexity: prevention of social vulnerability and strengthening of family and community ties

Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à fome PAIF – Service of integral attention and protection to the family Basic Social Protection Services Convivence and Ties Strengthening Home Support to the Aged and Disabled Social Assistance Basic Social Protection

Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à fome Actions are mainly hold by Reference Specialized Centers of Social Assistance (CREAS) – public equipments located at social risk areas. Special Social Protection Medium and high complexity: focus on families and individuals that suffered the violation of rights and/or the rupture of family and community ties.

Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à fome Individuals and Families Adolescents in Conflict with the Law Aged and Disabled people and their families People living on the street Social Approach Sheltering Protection on Calamities and Emergencies Sheltering Family Social Assistance Special Social Protection Medium complexityHigh Complexity Special Social Protection Services

Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à fome Social Assistance Benefits Continuous Cash Benefit Programme (BPC) Constitutional right; No conditionalities; Grants 1 minimum wage to disabled or aged (65+) people, who are unable to work and whose per capita family income is inferior to ¼ of the minimum wage (~U$286) disabled beneficiaries and aged people Eventual benefits (birth, death, calamity, temporary vulnerability)

Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à fome Cash Transfer Bolsa Família Programme Conditioned cash transfer families

Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à fome Protocol of Integrated Management of Services, Social Assistance Benefits and Income Transfers Published in 2009 Links income security, the right to family and community convivence and the development of autonomy, as foreseen in the National Policy of Social Assistance Sets responsibilities for the federative bodies, norms on flows (inside and outside the system) and information management and procedures for family attendance

Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à fome vulnerability Benefitiary families under social vulnerability CRAS/ Basic Social Protection CREAS/ Special Social Protection Benefitiary families under social risk BPC Bolsa Família Protocol of Integrated Management of Services, Social Assistance Benefits and Income Transfers

Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à fome MDS StatesMunicipalities CRAS/CREAS Data and indicators production and improvement of the information flow Protocol of Integrated Management of Services, Social Assistance Benefits and Income Transfers

Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à fome Before the protocol...After the protocol... The focus of the protocol is not the income transfer nor the benefit nor the service, but the consolidation of a social protection net for families in their territories. Protocol of Integrated Management of Services, Social Assistance Benefits and Income Transfers

Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Combate à fome Thank you! Leonardo