First installment of the 13th installment of INSS beneficiaries will be brought forward to April

The government made official this Wednesday (13) the advance payment of the first installment of the 13th salary for INSS beneficiaries for the month of April and the second for May, according to a decree signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT).

The anticipation is part of a series of measures to stimulate the economy after a period of stagnation in the second half of last year. This is the second time in a row that the benefit has been advanced from the second to the first semester, and has been under evaluation by the government since the beginning of the month.

Payments will begin on the 21st for those earning a minimum wage of R$1,412, and from May 1st for those above this amount. Payment is organized according to the INSS annual calendar, taking into account the final benefit number, without considering the check digit.

Payment starts with beneficiaries who receive up to the minimum wage and then includes those who earn above the minimum up to the INSS ceiling. The first installment is calculated based on the month in which the retiree began receiving the benefit, receiving 50% of the total amount at this stage.

For beneficiaries who started receiving the benefit from February this year, the payment of the 13th salary will be proportional to the number of months in which they received the benefit until the end of the year.

You can check the amount to be paid through the application (PlayStore/Android and App Store/iOS) or the Meu INSS website.

In last year’s decision, Lula authorized advance payments for 30 million people, including retirees and beneficiaries of death pensions, temporary incapacity benefits, accident benefits or imprisonment benefits, with an amount of R$52 billion.