DSWD Cash Aid Requirements You Must Submit in Seeking Assistance amid Crisis

Lists of DSWD Cash Aid Requirements for Filipinos in Crisis

DSWD CASH AID REQUIREMENTS – Below are the lists of documents that are needed in applying for cash assistance amid a crisis.

In the Philippines, one of the government agencies that offer assistance to the public is the Department of Social Welfare and Development or more popularly called DSWD. It has a cash aid offer for Filipinos in crisis provided that you have not availed the same offer in the previous year. It is open for indigents and you can check the requirements below.

DSWD Cash Aid Requirements
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The cash assistance offer for DSWD services four (4) main purposes – medical assistance, transportation assistance, educational assistance, and burial assistance. There are different documents that you must prepare and submit to apply for the cash aid.

For medical assistance or hospitalization purposes:

  • Clinical Abstract and/or
    • Barangay Certification/Indigency/ any valid ID of the patient or his/her representative
    • Referral/Endorsement letter from legislator, if applicable
    • Social Case Study Report from LGU
    • Medical Certificate with license/PTR No. of the attending physician
    • Laboratory Request/Medical Procedures (recommended by the attending Physician)
    • Billing Statement (for hospital bill)
    • Prescription (for medicine)

For transportation assistance:

  • Barangay Certification/Indigency/any valid ID
  • Social Case Study Report from LGU (optional)
  • Referral/Endorsement letter from legislator, if applicable

For burial assistance:

  • Registered Death Certificate
  • Funeral Contract
  • Social Case Study report from LGU (optional)
  • Barangay Certificate/any valid ID
  • Referral/Endorsement Letter from legislator
  • Permit to Transfer

For educational assistance:

  • Barangay Certification/Indigency/any valid ID
  • Social Case Study Report (optional)
  • Certificate of Enrollment
  • Referral/Endorsement letter from legislator, if applicable

This is just one of the many offers of DSWD to help the Filipino people. It also has an assistance offer for students. To check on the details, you may visit – DSWD Educational Assistance: How To Apply for Cash Grant for Students.

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