O Cadastro Único como diagnosticador das condições sociais e instrumento de operacionalização das políticas de assistência social: um estudo no município de Lavras-MG

Abstract

The Single Cadastro (CadÚnico) for Social Programs of the Federal Government represents a tool of extreme importance for the management because it allows socioeconomic diagnosis and elaboration of focused policies. The present research was elaborated with the objective of understanding how the municipality of Lavras has performed and used this register as an instrument for the implementation of social assistance policy based on the perception of managers of the Social Assistance Reference Centers (CRAS). Through bibliographic and documentary research, it was possible to understand the entire process of processing the Cadastro Único, and this should be performed based on the guidelines established by the Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger - MDS and used in the implementation of social assistance policies. This is a descriptive qualitative research, which used the use of a semi-structured questionnaire to conduct the interviews with the management team of the CRAS and with the municipal manager of the CadÚnico. From the results, there were some strengths and weaknesses achieved by the management of CadÚnico, concluding that the municipality has been engaged in improving the preparation of the registers and has sought to expand access to this service. However, the municipality has faced operational problems, arising from past management and resulting from the concession of positions commissioned to servers, often without specific training. In addition, it can be seen that the rotation of the professionals involved directly affects the quality and continuity of the service provided.