Guide on the DSWD Educational Cash Allowance for Students
DSWD EDUCATIONAL CASH ALLOWANCE – Here is a guide on how much a student beneficiary may receive under the assistance offer of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
Nowadays, there are government agencies that are ready to help the parents and the students who are financially underprivileged but are willing to pursue their or their children’s education. One of these entities is the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
You might have already heard about the DSWD Educational Cash Assistance offer of the social welfare department or more popularly called DSWD. The state entity is serving the Filipino people since 1978. It has a wide coverage for its educational assistance offer.
The DSWD Educational Cash Assistance is open for breadwinners, working students, children of persons with disabilities or PWDs, those who are living without a family or relatives, and children of solo parents among others. However, these categories are not the basis for the DSWD Educational Cash Allowance for student beneficiaries.
The DSWD Educational Cash Allowance for student beneficiaries depends if the student recipient is an elementary student, a high school student, or a college or vocational student. There are also different allowance rates set among the junior high school and senior high school beneficiaries.
Here is a guide on the DSWD Educational Cash Allowance for student beneficiaries:
- 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
The DSWD Educational Cash Allowance for student beneficiaries is intended to help the parents and the students with the school fees. Truth be told that while a public school does not require the payment of tuition fees, there would really be expenses for the school supplies of the student as well as the daily transportation and food costs and the other school needs.
Through the DSWD Educational Cash Allowance, the social welfare department hopes to ease the burden of the parents or the students themselves financially so they can focus in their studies. According to the state entity, p to three (3) members per family may qualify for the Educational Cash Aid offer.
In applying for the offer, there are requirements for the DSWD Educational Cash Assistance application. There are also different options that you can choose from for the application process.