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DSWD F.O. - V
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Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program
A development program designed to promote investment in human capital among poor families with 0-14 years old children.
Social Assistance
Provide assistance to the poor to alleviate their immediate needs (short term).
Social Development
Break the intergenerational cycle of poverty through investment in human capital i.e., education, health and nutrition (long term).
Program Coverage
4Ps operates in 45 provinces covering 255 municipalities and 15 key cities. At present, 700,000 households are enrolled in the program and are receiving cash grants.
Program Package
4Ps provides cash grants to the beneficiaries as follows:P6,000 a year or P500 per month per household for health and nutrition expenses; andP3,000 for one school year (10 months) or P300/month per child for educational expenses. A maximum of three children per household is allowed.A household with three qualified children receives a subsidy of P1,400/month during the school year or P15,000 annually as long as they comply with the conditionalities. The cash grants shall be received by the most responsible person in the household, usually the mother, through a Land Bank cash card.
Eligible Beneficiaries
1. Residents of the poorest municipalities based on 2003 Small Area Estimates (SAE) of the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB)
2. Households whose economic condition is equal to or below the provincial poverty threshold.
3. Households that have children 0-14 years old and/or have a pregnant woman at the time of assessment
4. Households that agree to meet conditions specified in the program.