List of DSWD Educational Cash Assistance Requirements for Application
DSWD EDUCATIONAL CASH ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS 2025 – Here is a guide on the documents required in applying for the offer of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
Are you having some financial problems in the family but you wish your child or you, yourself, to push through with your studies? The Department of Social Welfare and Development or more popularly called DSWD is one of the entities that you may turn to.

The DSWD or the social welfare department has several offers that aim to help the Filipino people in different situations — during calamities, deaths, and even in the schooling of underprivileged but deserving students. The government entity has the DSWD Educational Cash Assistance offer.

The Educational Assistance offer of the social welfare department is open for elementary, high school, college, and vocational students who qualify to the eligibility criteria set by the state entity. Breadwinners and children of solo parents and persons with disabilities (PWDs) are among those who may turn to the offer.

With regards to the DSWD Educational Cash Assistance requirements for application, there are a few documents that you need to secure and submit to the social welfare department.
Here are the DSWD Educational Cash Assistance Requirements for application:
- School ID / Student ID — It is a proof that the student applying for the cash aid is currently enrolled in a school or educational institution. The ID must be under the validity period set by the school.
- Parents / Guardians ID — The presentation of the ID of the parents or guardians is required by the social welfare department as a proof of consent to the student-application in applying for the cash aid offer.
- Student Fee Slips — The DSWD will use the student fee slips in assessing the assistance needed by the student-applicant.
- Name of School — The applicant must state the name of the school where he/she is currently enrolled.
- Enrollment Form or Registration Document — Also another proof of the student-applicant’s enrollment to an educational institution is the Enrollment Form or the E.F.
To apply for the DSWD Educational Cash Assistance offer, there are three (3) options that you may turn to. Here’s a guide:
Walk-in Process
Visit a branch of the social welfare department and submit the documents required for application to the educational assistance offer. You will be assigned your interview date. Make sure to return to the DSWD office on your scheduled interview for the assessment and the interview.
Send the application through an email to the [email protected]. State your name, contact details, and complete address in the email as well as your preferred schedule for the interview. Once the DSWD has confirmed your application for the educational aid, visit the DSWD office on the said date with the requirements.
Online
Download the application form from the official DSWD website (www.dswd.gov.ph). Supply the form with the information required and submit it. The social welfare department will update you about the result of the screening and assessment as well as your interview schedule.