Avaliação da Eficácia do Programa de Transferência de Renda Bolsa Família na cidade de Pelotas RS

Abstract

The theme of this paper is the Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Family Grant Program in the municipality of Pelotas, RS . The research involved the application of questionnaires to 50 beneficiaries served by two Social Assistance Reference Centers. The purpose of the study was to verify if the objectives of the Family Grant program are being reached in the municipality. It focused on three issues: a) do the beneficiaries have information about the program operations, in particular the conditions for participation, or that is, is access being granted to these social policies? b) Is a real opportunity created to reduce poverty or is it simply maintained in a dependent and compensatory manner? c) Does the program offer a situation that guarantees social and citizenship rights based on entrance to the program and permanence of the benefits of the Family Grant Program? The research focused on both quantitative and qualitative issues. After the questionnaires were applied, there was an analysis of the content and an interpretation of data. The analysis allowed organizing and summarizing the data to provide responses to the problems proposed by the study. The quantitative data were submit to statistical treatment that allowed creating a profile of the beneficiaries served by the Family Grant Program A qualitative analysis of the data was then conducted, which looked at the following issues: access to Social Policies, Citizenship and Social Rights