2025-11-172025-11-172025RIBEIRO, G. V. Regulação e equidade social: efeitos no comprometimento de renda das famílias com serviços de água e esgoto em Minas Gerais. 142 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Administração Pública) - Fundação João Pinheiro, Escola de Governo Professor Paulo Neves de Carvalho, 2025.https://repositorio.fjp.mg.gov.br/handle/123456789/4708Access to water and sanitation is a fundamental human right, essential for dignity, health and quality of life. One of the challenges related to this right is affordability, that is, the payment capacity of the most vulnerable users. This dissertation analyzes the effect of regulation on the commitment of families' income to water and sewage tariffs in municipalities regulated by regulatory agencies in Minas Gerais. To achieve this, this research uses a quantitative approach based on descriptive analysis and econometric models, with an emphasis on the Logit model, to evaluate the factors that determine an income commitment of less than 5%, the limit recommended by the literature. Simulations were also carried out to estimate the impacts of free fares for vulnerable users from Minas Gerais9 Water Company (Copasa). The results show that many municipalities exceed this limit, especially among families in situations of poverty and extreme poverty. They also indicate that the type of fixed installment contained in the tariff structure and the amount of subsidies applied have a significant impact on families' ability to pay. In turn, the simulations indicate that free access for the most vulnerable can be made possible without a major impact on other users. Finally, the study highlights the importance of tariff regulation in this industry to balance the financial sustainability of providers and economic accessibility, contributing to the universal access to water and sanitation in an economically viable and socially fair way.open accessRendaTarifa socialPolíticas públicasSaneamento básicoRegulaçãoServiço de água e esgotosMinas GeraisDissertaçãoCIENCIAS SOCIAIS APLICADAS::ADMINISTRACAO::ADMINISTRACAO PUBLICA