Deadline to request the extraordinary FGTS withdrawal ends on the 15th

Workers who intend to withdraw up to R$ 1,000 from their FGTS (Employment Severance Indemnity Fund) account have until the 15th of this month to apply to Caixa Econômica Federal.

The request is valid for those who did not receive the amounts automatically through the Caixa Tem application or had the amounts credited in the application, but did not move the money within 90 days, as provided for in the provisional measure.

Amounts that are blocked in the FGTS account will not be available for withdrawal, such as guaranteeing credit operations in advance of the birthday withdrawal, for example.

Those who do not move the money by the deadline, even if they do not choose to cancel, will have the money returned to the FGTS account, with corrections, to be withdrawn in other situations provided for by law, such as dismissal without just cause, purchase of a home and retirement.

To request the withdrawal, simply access the FGTS application, available in the mobile application store, in the “Extraordinary Withdrawal” menu, confirm the registration data and click on “Request Withdrawal” to release the amount. Check out more information about the application on the CAIXA website.

After the request, the amount will be transferred to the Caixa Tem account within 15 calendar days and can be used in electronic transactions, cash withdrawals or transfers, free of charge, to other checking accounts.

According to Caixa, the FGTS extraordinary withdrawal was credited to around 45.9 million workers, totaling R$ 31.7 billion. Of this amount, approximately 12 million workers did not make the withdrawal, which corresponds to approximately R$ 8 billion.

Employees with an account opened at the FGTS, which have a balance and no blockage of money, are entitled to an extraordinary withdrawal from the Guarantee Fund.

The amount of up to R$ 1,000 per worker considers the sum of the available balances of all open accounts, both of the current and former employers. To find out if you will receive it, you can consult it on the FGTS website and app.

First, the balance in the old accounts of the Guarantee Fund will be released. Afterwards, the amounts from the account of the current job will be “pulled”, if the worker is employed, until the final amount reaches R$ 1,000.

Step by step for those who did not receive the automatic deposit

1. Access or download the FGTS application (if you already have the application and need it, update it)
2. After downloading or updating, click “Enter App” and then “Continue”
3. Enter the CPF, go to “I’m not a robot” and click “Next”
4. Enter your password and go to “Login”
5. The app will be able to bring explanations about the new withdrawal modality; click “understood”
6. On the home page, go to “Extraordinary Withdrawal”
7. On the next screen, information on how much you can withdraw will appear.
8. To find out which accounts the money will be withdrawn from, click on “See released FGTS accounts”
9. If the deposit has not occurred automatically, the system will inform you that it is necessary to request the withdrawal; if this is the case, go to “Request withdrawal”, below, in orange
10. The only option is to deposit the amount in a Caixa social savings account operated by Caixa Tem
11. If you want the values, go to “Confirm”
12. The following message will appear: “Caixa will process the request and if everything is correct, the amount will be credited to your account”

In case of doubt, it is possible to speak with Caixa on telephones 4004-0104, for capitals and metropolitan regions, and 0800-1040104 for other regions.