Guide on DSWD Medical Cash Assistance Offer for Filipinos
DSWD MEDICAL CASH ASSISTANCE – Here is a guide on the Medical Aid extended by the social welfare department under its Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program.
One of the most sought-after cash aid offers under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation Program or AICS is the Medical Cash Assistance. A health situation can be one of the most financially-challenging situation a person can be in. How much more in the case of individuals who are already living in poverty?
Truth be told that a huge part of the Filipino populace nowadays cannot afford to be hospitalized. Money is the reason why countless people continue to get up and work despite not feeling well.
This is where the DSWD Medical Cash Assistance offer wants to set in to help poor Filipinos who are dealing with medical situations. Here are the categories or situations considered qualified to apply for the aid:
- poor families and individuals in the informal sector listed on DSWD Listahan
- workers under government contracts
- those who have no financial capacity to pay for their medical expenses
- patients of cancer and other chronic illnesses like tuberculosis, heart diseas, stroke, leprosy, and kidney failure
- patients confined in a mental institution due to a mental illness including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and major depressive disorder
- victims of natural disasters like floods, typhoons, landslides, and earthquakes
- disabled individuals for the cases of hospitalization, medication, surgery, and therapy
How much can a person get as DSWD Medical Cash Assistance? The amount may actually vary depending on the family’s income and assets as well as the case of the patient.
In terms of seeking an aid for the hospitalization or hospital confinement cases, the amount of the cash aid that may be extended by the social welfare department can be up to Php 10,000. The amount will be an aid for the following expenses:
- Hospital Bill
- Medicine and assistive device purchase
- Laboratory or medical operation
Aside from the DSWD Medical Cash Assistance, the social welfare department also offers an Educational Assistance under the AICS program. Its target beneficiaries are poor Filipino students.
Where and how to apply for medical assistance. Am a lung cancer patient and i need to have a biopsy and medication. Am 71 yrs old and a widow.