Guide on DSWD Funeral Cash Assistance Requirements 2025 for Family Members of Deceased
DSWD FUNERAL CASH ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS 2025 – You can check here the documents you must prepare to apply for the offer of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
With the rising costs of almost everything in the Philippines now, even a decent wake comes with a huge price. Thus. some state-run entities made sure that the Filipinos have something to turn to in the event that a loved one passed away amid financial crisis.
In the Philippines, one of the state entities that the Filipinos can turn to for assistance for a burial is the Department of Social Welfare and Development. More popularly known as the DSWD, it has several cash assistance offers for the Filipino people.
Aside from the DSWD Student Cash Assistance, the social welfare department also has the Funeral Cash Assistance offer intended to help Filipinos who are facing both the loss of a loved ones and financial struggles. The offer is under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation or AICS program of the department.
To avail the offer, there are DSWD Funeral Cash Assistance requirements for application. For eligibility to the offer, the deceased must be a Filipino citizen and the family must be able to submit the documents required for the application.
Here are the DSWD Funeral Cash Assistance requirements that the grieving family must prepare and submit to the Department of Social Welfare and Development:
- valid identification document (ID)
- Death Certificate with or without a civil registry number
- Certificate from any of the following:
- hospital or doctor
- Imam for the Moros
- Tribal Chieftain or head of the Indigenous Peoples
- Funeral Contract
- Promissory Note or Certificate of Balance if there is an existing balance in the contracted funeral home
- Transfer Permit in case the deceased need to be transferred to another province
- Invoice or Billing Statement (Statement of Account)
- Barangay Certificate, outlining family expenses related to the casket
- family’s gross income not surpassing the poverty threshold set by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
According to the Department of Social Welfare and Development, if the financial aid to be given exceeds Php 10,000, the DSWD Funeral Cash Assistance requirements must include a Social Case Study Report (SCSR) or Case Summary. The SCSR is a document from the social welfare department which is a comprehensive assessment of the economic, psychological, and social aspects of the person/people seeking for assistance.
The social welfare department also has the DSWD 4Ps offer which come with a different set of requirements. It is an anti-poverty program of the government.