Features of the DSWD Transportation Cash Assistance 2024 & the Requirements for Application
DSWD TRANSPORTATION CASH ASSISTANCE 2024 – You can check here a complete guide for the applicants of this AICS cash aid offer.
One of the government entities that the Filipino people can turn to in times of crisis is the Department of Social Welfare and Development or more popularly called DSWD. It is one of the biggest government institutions in the country with several offers for the Filipino people.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development has launched several programs including the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation. Also called the AICS, it has several benefit offers for Filipinos in crisis situations. The offers include the following:
- Medical Assistance
- Burial Assistance
- Transportation Assistance
- Food Assistance
In this article, let us focus on the DSWD Transportation Cash Assistance offer under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations. It is open for several situations including the following:
- the family decided to resettle to the identified rural provinces
- need to attend emergency concerns such as death, care, or other emergency or critical situations of family members
- seeking medical intervention
- assistance of the expenses to enable the recipient to return to his/her/their home provinces in another place
- exposure to health and safety risks and other environmental hazards in their current area of residence
- situations where there’s need for immediate presence in another place like attendance to a court hearing, rescue of a relative, and other cases
- victims of natural disasters and illegal recruitment cases
- assistance for the purchase or payment of transport (air/sea/land) tickets
- unsafe dwelling places
- loss of a job or other source of income
With regards to the DSWD Transportation Cash Assistance coverage, it includes the “cost of the public transportation, fuel, or maintenance costs” for a private vehicle as well. The amount varies depending on the assessment of the social welfare department on the amount that can cover the travel expenses of the beneficiary.
The amount of the cash aid may be up to Php 10,000 depending on the assessment of the DSWD for a one-day coverage and over Php 10,000 for transportation coverage between three (3) to five (5) days.
Here are the DSWD Transportation Cash Assistance requirements for application:
- Medical Certificate
- Referral Slip
- Police Certificate
- Court Order or Subpoena
- Death Certificate
- any valid Identification Card
- Barangay Certificate of Residence
For the application process, here are the steps that you may follow:
Step 1 — Screening Process
Make sure you have all the documentary requirements in applying for the transportation aid to the social welfare department.
Step 2 — Assessment
The social welfare staff will assess the application for a transportation assistance. The staff will make sure that the application is really eligibility for the aid. For approved applications, it will proceed to the payout.
Step 3 — Payout
The DSWD will release the cash aid for the transportation after the approval. It can be through a cash or a voucher.