Guide on DSWD Educational Cash Aid 2024 for Filipinos in Crisis
DSWD EDUCATIONAL CASH AID 2024 – Poor but deserving Filipino students may turn to the educational cash assistance offer of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
In the case of Filipino students who are living in poverty, the Department of Social Welfare and Development has a cash assistance offer — the DSWD Educational Cash Aid. It is open for students who meet any of the eligibility criteria that are part of the coverage of the cash assistance offer:
- working students or those who have to take part-time jobs so they can support their financial needs
- those who are living without a family or relatives or students who do not have to a place to call home
- breadwinners or Filipino students who take the responsibility of supporting their own studies
- children of solo parents
- children of parents who have no means of earning to support the studies of their children
- children of persons with disabilities or PWDs
- children of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)
Through the DSWD Educational Cash Aid offer of the social welfare department, the government agency wants to help the poor but deserving Filipino students in paying for their tuition fees, the purchase of school supplies, their transportation costs, and the payment of the other school needs.
How much does a beneficiary may receive under the cash assistance offer? The social welfare department has set different amounts depending on the year level of the student-beneficiary. Here are the amounts set for the beneficiaries of the cash assistance offer:
- Elementary Students — Php 1,000 each
- Junior High School Students — Php 2,000 each
- Senior High School Students — Php 3,000 each
- College Students — Php 4,000 each
- Vocational Students — Php 4,000 each
According to the social welfare department, up to three (3) members per family may qualify for the Educational Cash Aid offer. There are requirements that must be prepared and submitted to the state entity.
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