diff --git a/src/routes/admin/ausencias/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/admin/ausencias/+page.server.ts
index e505989..f0f141f 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin/ausencias/+page.server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/admin/ausencias/+page.server.ts
@@ -40,10 +40,15 @@ export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ url }) => {
 				date: schema.deliveries.date
 			})
 			.from(schema.deliveries)
+			.innerJoin(
+				schema.beneficiaries,
+				eq(schema.deliveries.beneficiaryId, schema.beneficiaries.id)
+			)
 			.where(
 				and(
 					gte(schema.deliveries.date, startDate),
-					lte(schema.deliveries.date, endDate)
+					lte(schema.deliveries.date, endDate),
+					eq(schema.beneficiaries.status, 'ativo')
 				)
 			)
 			.all();
@@ -52,12 +57,23 @@ export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ url }) => {
 
 		// 4. Fetch all deliveries in the selected range
 		const recentDeliveries = db
-			.select()
+			.select({
+				id: schema.deliveries.id,
+				beneficiaryId: schema.deliveries.beneficiaryId,
+				shiftId: schema.deliveries.shiftId,
+				date: schema.deliveries.date,
+				createdAt: schema.deliveries.createdAt
+			})
 			.from(schema.deliveries)
+			.innerJoin(
+				schema.beneficiaries,
+				eq(schema.deliveries.beneficiaryId, schema.beneficiaries.id)
+			)
 			.where(
 				and(
 					gte(schema.deliveries.date, startDate),
-					lte(schema.deliveries.date, endDate)
+					lte(schema.deliveries.date, endDate),
+					eq(schema.beneficiaries.status, 'ativo')
 				)
 			)
 			.all();
@@ -69,6 +85,11 @@ export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ url }) => {
 				lastDate: sql<string>`max(${schema.deliveries.date})`
 			})
 			.from(schema.deliveries)
+			.innerJoin(
+				schema.beneficiaries,
+				eq(schema.deliveries.beneficiaryId, schema.beneficiaries.id)
+			)
+			.where(eq(schema.beneficiaries.status, 'ativo'))
 			.groupBy(schema.deliveries.beneficiaryId)
 			.all();
 
diff --git a/src/routes/admin/beneficiarios/+page.server.ts b/src/routes/admin/beneficiarios/+page.server.ts
index 5ac2531..e89e761 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin/beneficiarios/+page.server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/admin/beneficiarios/+page.server.ts
@@ -1,30 +1,40 @@
 import { db } from '$lib/server/db';
 import * as schema from '$lib/server/db/schema';
-import { asc, eq, or, like, sql } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import { and, asc, eq, or, like, sql } from 'drizzle-orm';
 import type { PageServerLoad } from './$types';
 
 export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ url }) => {
 	const search = url.searchParams.get('search') || '';
-	const status = url.searchParams.get('status') || '';
 
 	try {
 		const totalFamiliesResult = db
 			.select({ count: sql<number>`count(*)` })
 			.from(schema.beneficiaries)
-			.where(eq(schema.beneficiaries.isParent, true))
+			.where(
+				and(
+					eq(schema.beneficiaries.isParent, true),
+					eq(schema.beneficiaries.status, 'ativo')
+				)
+			)
 			.get();
 		const totalFamilies = totalFamiliesResult?.count ?? 0;
 
 		const totalBeneficiariesResult = db
 			.select({ count: sql<number>`count(*)` })
 			.from(schema.beneficiaries)
+			.where(eq(schema.beneficiaries.status, 'ativo'))
 			.get();
 		const totalBeneficiaries = totalBeneficiariesResult?.count ?? 0;
 
 		let query = db
 			.select()
 			.from(schema.beneficiaries)
-			.where(eq(schema.beneficiaries.isParent, true));
+			.where(
+				and(
+					eq(schema.beneficiaries.isParent, true),
+					eq(schema.beneficiaries.status, 'ativo')
+				)
+			);
 
 		// We can fetch all and filter in memory since table size is guaranteed to be small (<20 tables, low concurrency).
 		// This keeps SQLite query logic extremely simple and readable.
@@ -40,16 +50,11 @@ export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ url }) => {
 			);
 		}
 
-		if (status && status !== 'todos') {
-			list = list.filter((b) => b.status === status);
-		}
-
 		return {
 			beneficiaries: list,
 			totalFamilies,
 			totalBeneficiaries,
-			search,
-			status: status || 'todos'
+			search
 		};
 	} catch (err) {
 		console.error('Error loading beneficiaries:', err);
@@ -58,7 +63,6 @@ export const load: PageServerLoad = async ({ url }) => {
 			totalFamilies: 0,
 			totalBeneficiaries: 0,
 			search,
-			status: status || 'todos',
 			error: 'Erro ao carregar a lista de beneficiários.'
 		};
 	}
diff --git a/src/routes/admin/beneficiarios/+page.svelte b/src/routes/admin/beneficiarios/+page.svelte
index a074999..da1579a 100644
--- a/src/routes/admin/beneficiarios/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/admin/beneficiarios/+page.svelte
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
 					>
 					<span
 						class="text-muted small d-block mt-1"
-						style="font-size: 0.75rem;">Número de famílias</span
+						style="font-size: 0.75rem;">Número de famílias ativas</span
 					>
 				</div>
 			</div>
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@
 					>
 					<span
 						class="text-muted small d-block mt-1"
-						style="font-size: 0.75rem;"
-						>Todos os registos na base de dados</span
+						style="font-size: 0.7rem;"
+						>Registos ativos na base de dados</span
 					>
 				</div>
 			</div>
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
 
 	<div class="card border-0 shadow-sm rounded-4 p-3 mb-4 bg-white">
 		<form method="GET" class="row g-3 align-items-end">
-			<div class="col-md-6 col-lg-7">
+			<div class="col-md-9 col-lg-10">
 				<label
 					for="search"
 					class="form-label fw-semibold text-secondary small"
@@ -298,24 +298,6 @@
 				/>
 			</div>
 
-			<div class="col-md-3 col-lg-3">
-				<label
-					for="status"
-					class="form-label fw-semibold text-secondary small"
-					>Estado</label
-				>
-				<select
-					name="status"
-					id="status"
-					value={data.status}
-					class="form-select rounded-3 border-2"
-				>
-					<option value="todos">Todos</option>
-					<option value="ativo">Ativo</option>
-					<option value="inativo">Inativo</option>
-				</select>
-			</div>
-
 			<div class="col-md-3 col-lg-2 d-grid">
 				<button
 					type="submit"
@@ -386,7 +368,6 @@
 								{/if}
 							</div>
 						</th>
-						<th class="py-3" style="width: 120px;">Estado</th>
 						<th class="px-4 py-3 text-end" style="width: 120px;"
 							>Ações</th
 						>
@@ -395,7 +376,7 @@
 				<tbody>
 					{#if sortedBeneficiaries.length === 0}
 						<tr>
-							<td colspan="6" class="text-center py-5 text-muted">
+							<td colspan="5" class="text-center py-5 text-muted">
 								<svg
 									xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
 									width="40"
@@ -428,21 +409,6 @@
 								<td class="text-center fw-medium">
 									{beneficiary.householdSize}
 								</td>
-								<td>
-									{#if beneficiary.status === "ativo"}
-										<span
-											class="badge bg-success-subtle text-success px-2.5 py-1.5 rounded-pill border border-success-subtle text-uppercase fw-semibold"
-											style="font-size: 0.7rem;"
-											>Ativo</span
-										>
-									{:else}
-										<span
-											class="badge bg-danger-subtle text-danger px-2.5 py-1.5 rounded-pill border border-danger-subtle text-uppercase fw-semibold"
-											style="font-size: 0.7rem;"
-											>Inativo</span
-										>
-									{/if}
-								</td>
 								<td class="px-4 text-end">
 									<a
 										href="/admin/beneficiarios/{beneficiary.id}"