Here Are the Qualifications for DSWD 4Ps Program Application in PH
You can check the guide below for the qualifications in applying for the 4Ps Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
The Philippine government is in its pursuit to help the Filipinos who are living in poverty. It wants the children to have education at least from pre-school until high school. It provides a cash grant that could assist parents and children in the schooling of the kids in the following levels:
- childcare
- pre-school
- junior high school
- senior high school
Each of the child in the family supported by the DSWD 4Ps program receives a cash benefit on a monthly basis. If you want to be a recipient of the conditional cash transfer program, there are qualifications for DSWD 4Ps program application.
The 4Ps program is open for “families with children residing in one of the lowest 40 percent of families in their respective regions”. With regards to the selection among the poorest households, the DSWD implements a proxy-based selection process. The financial class of a household is assessed through:
- possession of assets
- income
- level of education
- access to sanitation and water services
Also part of the targets in the qualifications for the DSWD 4Ps program are farmers and fishermen, homeless families, indigenous communities, and temporary immigrants. For these individuals to qualify, they must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- member of one of the communities with the lowest average income according to the SAE from 2003
- member of a family with a combined income that is equal or less that the provincial level of poverty
- with children 0 to 18 years old or a pregnant member of the family after the evaluation
The 4Ps Program spearheaded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development is financially helping millions of Filipinos in the country. The DSWD conducts evaluation based on set schedule to make sure that the recipient of the conditional cash transfer program are qualified.
DSWD makes sure that the parents who are under the conditional cash transfer program sees to it that their children who are in senior high school and below go to school. The program has a nationwide coverage.
Does a Sola parent who is currently studying qualified for this program?
sana po kunin nyo din akong member ng 4ps meron akong dalawang anak nag aaral sa jhs at shs wala po kaming trabaho mag asaw kasi embalido na po asawa ko dahil sya ay naaksidente sa barko 5years ago na po sya po ay bedridden na kadi naoperahan sya sa spinal kaya hindi sya nakakalakad.