Guide on Who Is Qualified for DSWD Educational Cash Assistance Offer
WHO IS QUALIFIED FOR DSWD EDUCATIONAL CASH ASSISTANCE – Here is a guide on the coverage of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
A lot of families in the Philippines are living in poverty. Truth be told that while many of these families hold education to be important, it is never equally important with having food in the table. Thus, there might be cases when the parents cannot fully support the school expenses of the children.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the decision to stop from schooling or let your child take a pause, there are actually offers that you can turn to so the studies continue. Others consider scholarships and there are also educational assistance offers.
One of the offers that you may turn to is the Edicational Cash Assistance offer of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. More popularly called DSWD, the government agency has several programs that were crafted to help the Filipinos most especially the underprivileged individuals.
Who is qualified for the DSWD Educational Cash Assistance offer? The government agency has set the coverage under the cash aid offer. It is open for the following:
- breadwinners or Filipino students who take the responsibility of supporting their own studies
- working students or those who have to take part-time jobs so they can support their financial needs
- children of solo parents
- those who are living without a family or relatives or students who do not have to a place to call home
- children of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)
- children of parents who have no means of earning to support the studies of their children
- children of persons with disabilities or PWDs
The Department of Social Welfare and Development recognizes that solo parents and PWDs may not be able to fully provide for all the financial needs of their children’s studies considering the situation.
The DSWD has set different cash assistance set for elementary students, high school students, and college students.
