The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reminded beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) that the cash grant that they receive should only 'supplement' their financial needs.
DSWD Asec. Irene Dumlao said on Wednesday, March 20, that the government provide sustainable livelihood programs to help 4Ps beneficiaries to acquire employment, or engage in a micro-business.
Dumlao stressed that the cash grants aim to ensure the health, and education of children.
"We have always espoused that, to break the intergeneration cycle of poverty, we really have to invest in the education and health," Dumlao said during DILG sa DZRH Breaktime.
Under Republic Act 11310, also known as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Act, household-beneficiaries of the program will receive every month at least Php 300 for every child enrolled in day care and elementary programs, Php 500 for every child enrolled in junior hight school, and Php 700 for every child enrolled in in senior high school for a maximum period of 10 months per year.
RA 11310 also require children with ages three to four years old to attend day care or pre-school classes, and minors with ages five to eighteen years old attend elementary or secondary classes.
The law also provides a health and nutrition grant to beneficiaries worth at least Php 750 per month for a maximum of 12 months per year.
