Details about the DSWD Funeral Cash Assistance Amount 2025 & Application Process
DSWD FUNERAL CASH ASSISTANCE AMOUNT 2025 – Here is a guide on how to avail the offer of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
Everyone wants to give their deceased loved one a decent wake. It is the last thing that you can do for someone you love aside from the prayers that can be offered. However, truth be told that not everyone is financially stable enough to be able to pay for everything needed for a decent wake. Meanwhile, in the Philippines, there are entities that you can turn to in times of grief.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development, more popularly called DSWD, is one of the entities that provide Funeral Cash Assistance in the country. Its offer is under the AICS or the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation.
The DSWD Funeral Cash Assistance aims to help qualified families give their loved ones a decent wake and burial. It aims to help in covering the expenses for the following:
- costs related to casket and funeral services
- transportation fees for conveying the deceased’s remains
- expenses associated with the wake, burial plot, or interment
Under the Funeral Cash Assistance offer, the family of the deceased may receive up to P10,000. There are a few steps in applying for the offer of the social welfare department. Here is a guide:
Step 1 — Prepare the documents required by the social welfare department in availing the cash assistance offer.
There are DSWD Funeral Cash Assistance requirements that must be prepared for submission to the Department of Social Welfare and Development. According to the department, apart from the listed documents, you may submit additional documents like income certificates or tax returns or barangay certification that indicates financial obligations.
Step 2 — Go to the nearest branch of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in your locality. You may find their address and contact information online so it would be easier for you in getting to the social welfare department branch. It is best to also inquire about the procedure from the specific branch where you intend to make the application for the DSWD Funeral Cash Assistance as they may have additional process or requirements.
Step 3 — Present all the documents required by the DSWD in availing the Funeral Cash Assistance offer. The social workers will determine your eligibility for the offer based on the documents you have provided.
Step 4 — The social welfare department staff will conduct a comprehensive verification and assessment of the application for Funeral Cash Assistance to determine the applicant’s eligibility for the offer.
Step 5 — Upon the approval of application for DSWD Funeral Cash Assistance, the applicant will receive the financial assistance intended to cover the costs of the burial of the deceased. The amount is released in full and no employee or the social worker department is authorized to make deductions or implement tax or fines under the cash aid.
Aside from the Funeral Cash Assistance offer, the social welfare department also has the DSWD Student Cash Assistance for diligent but underprivileged Filipino students who want to push through with their studies.