Guide on DSWD Funeral Cash Aid 2024 Offer Features
The DSWD Funeral Cash Aid is an option that the bereaved families of poor individuals who passed away may turn to amid the emotionally-challenging situation.
Losing a family member is one of the most emotionally-challenging situations. Not only that, nowadays, due to the high costs of almost everything, it is also financially challenging. A dignified burial requires thousands of money.
There are costs for the wake, the processing of the documents, the tomb, and a lot more. Unfortunately, aside from no one is ready for the pain of a loss of a loved one, not everyone is financially-prepared to meet all the expenses.
Meanwhile, in the case of Filipinos, there is an offer that the poor families who lost their loved ones may turn to — the DSWD Funeral Cash Aid offer. The assistance is under the AICS or the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
Under the DSWD Funeral Cash Aid offer, the bereaved family of an indigent Filipino may receive up to Php 10,000 as cash assistance. It is designed to help in augmenting the expenses for the casket, the funeral services, the transportation, and the burial plot among others.
In applying for the DSWD Funeral Cash Aid offer, there are documents that must be prepared and submitted to the social welfare department. Here are the documents required by the government agency:
- Death Certificate or a document proving a person’s death. It may be obtained from the hospital or the doctor who pronounced the death of the deceased. In the case of Muslim, the Department of Social Welfare and Development accepts a certificate from an Imam.
- Funeral Contract is a document that outlines the important details about the funeral including the date, time, and place of wake and interment and the expenses. It must bear the signatures of an authorized staff of the the funeral home and the family of the deceased.
- Statement of Account from the funeral home
- Barangay Certificate that must certify the residency and the indigency of the person who died. If the person died outside his/her home town or province, a transfer permit from the previous barangay where the deceased was residing may be submitted.
- Promissory Note if the bereaved family has a balance or remaining expenses after the DSWD Death and Burial Cash Assistance have been paid out.
- Social Case Study Report (SCSR) prepared by a trained social worker
Individuals who will be attending the burial but have no financial means may apply for the Transportation Cash Aid offer of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
