Politicas públicas de distribuição de renda: uma analise da importância do Programa Bolsa Família para o fortalecimento alimentar e participação da mulher no orçamento familiar das beneficiarias do município de Coxixola - PB.

Abstract

The present study aims to analyze the changes that the Bolsa Familia Program (PBF) provided on strengthening household food beneficiaries, is also a strong tool for women's participation in household budget in the municipality of Coxixola - PB. This is a case study, conducted through a questionnaire applied to families benefiting from the program. The study is a historical social policies in Brazil, the Income Transfer Programs, giving greater emphasis to the Bolsa Familia Program, which despite being criticized, has benefited thousands of families across the country including Coxixola - PB. The data were analyzed qualitatively. As main results we note that the Bolsa Familia Program provided an increase in family income of beneficiaries, thereby contributing to strengthening household food and how the benefit is for the woman, has strengthened its participation in the family budget. The PBF cooperates with the stay-age children attending school, which may contribute to the long term, to combat illiteracy, and also allowed greater household access to health services, as families must keep data immunization, nutrition in constant control. The study may contribute to a new perception of managers on the policy for a new direction, since, according to the families surveyed, it is clear that in large part they do not intend to leave the program and go it alone without government aid.