Brazilian Observatory of Public Policies with the Homeless Population - UFMG (Polos-UFMG)
Link: https://obpoprua.direito.ufmg.br/
Summary: A platform created in 2021 as part of the Citizenship Hubs Programme at the UFMG Law School. It is dedicated to producing, analysing and disseminating data on the homeless population in Brazil, with an emphasis on the protagonism, autonomy and centrality of these people. It works in six areas (Citizenship/Social Assistance and Health; Housing; Children, Adolescents and Youth; Women, Genders and Families; Justice; Work and Social Technologies), and three cross-cutting areas (Structural Violence, dialogue with local/regional/national practices and international experiences).
It includes sections on "Metadata and Historical Series", which explain methods and algorithms for making data accessible
Value for the area: Essential as a specialised, structured and reliable institutional source to support work on public policies, human rights and the homeless population. It offers data, methodological contexts, technical notes, bulletins and reports that are essential for in-depth analyses.
Portal Social Assistance in the Municipalities - SUAS (Unified Social Assistance System)
Link: https://assistenciasocialnosmunicipios.org/
Summary: A platform for monitoring and analysing social protection in Brazil, with a focus on coverage, funding and vulnerability. It makes it possible to track social assistance trends, levels of deprotection, public funding (federal, state and municipal), costs of services and benefits and regional and local comparisons.
Objective : Support the strengthening of SUAS as a social right, through analytical data on provision, underfunding and costs, promoting co-operation between federative entities and social participation
Value for the area: A robust analytical source for discussions on financing, the extension of social assistance services, regional imbalances and the sustainability of the SUAS. Useful for researchers, journalists and public policy makers looking for comparative data and up-to-date diagnoses.
CECAD 2.0 - Public tool of the Federal Government / Ministry of Citizenship
Summary : Public platform that provides synthetic and unidentified data of Single Registry (CadÚnico), focusing on historical series, graphs and reports related to the Bolsa Família programme, benefits such as BPC, IGDM and complementary variables. In the "Historical Series" interface, it is possible to consult indicators such as the number of beneficiary families, the total amount transferred, the average value of the benefit, as well as segments such as Babies (BPI), Pregnant Women (BVG) and Adolescents (BVA).
Main functions:
- Allows navigation by territory (Brazil, state, municipality)
- Offers export of databases, including identified versions (for authorised users), subject to a commitment to confidentiality
- Integrated with the Gov.br system for public access; restricted access via SIGPBF or SUAS profiles available through accreditation and formal authentication
Value for the area: An authoritative, up-to-date and comprehensive source of data on CadÚnico and federal social programmes. Ideal for supporting quantitative and diagnostic analyses on social assistance, Bolsa Família dynamics, social benefits and economic vulnerability indicators. It allows for geographical and temporal comparisons, the export of bases and empirical substantiation, strengthening credibility and analytical depth.
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