Bolsa Família and its contribution to the advancement of the HDI in Brazil

More than a hypothesis, this is evidence found by several studies. One of them was released in 2023 by IMDS (Institute for Mobility and Social Development), authored by Valdemar Neto and Vinícius Schuabb. The survey followed, between 2005 and 2019, Brazilians who benefited in childhood or adolescence from Bolsa Família, and found that, when adults (between 21 and 30 years of age), only 20% remained in the program, and 64% were already outside the Unified Registry, an instrument that maps priority families in accessing social policy.