Guide on the Requirements for DSWD Funeral Assistance Application 2023 You Must Submit
REQUIREMENTS FOR DSWD FUNERAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION 2023 – Listed below are the required documents in seeking for a Funeral Aid from the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
A death of a loved one or a family member is one of the emotionally-challenging situation that a person can face. However, truth be told that nowadays most especially that the inflation rate is high, such situation may not only be emotionally-challenging but as well as financially-challenging.
Meanwhile, in the case indigents and underprivileged individuals, their families have something to turn to when death happens — the DSWD Funeral Assistance offer. It is one of the offers of the government agency aside from the DSWD Cash Aid offers. Through it, the government agency aims to help the grieving family in terms of the expenses for the burial of the deceased.
In applying for the aid, there are specific requirements for the DSWD Funeral Assistance application that must be submitted to the government agency. Here are the documents needed for application:
- valid ID
- Death Certificate with or without a civil registry number
- Certification or proof from any of the following:
- Hospital or Doctor
- Authorized Medical Practitioner
- Imam (for the Moros)
- Tribal Chieftain or the head of the indigenous groups
- Funeral Contract from the funeral parlor (except in the case of Moros and the indigenous peeople seeking for Funeral Aid)
- Statement of Account
- Barangay Certification or document from the barangay indicating that the family has insufficient fund for the funeral expenses including the materials for the casket
- Promissory Note or Certificate of Balance
- Transfer Permit (except for the Moros or the groups of indigenous people performing a traditional ritual for the burial) if the deceased will be transferred to another province
The Department of Social Welfare and Development made it clear that it is not accepting fake documents. In case an applicant submitted fake requirements for DSWD Funeral Assistance application, there is a corresponding penalty and it will go through the legal process to be given the right action.
The DSWD also stated that the assistance will be given to the recipients in full. It reminds the public that no authorized or unauthorized person is allowed by the government office to apply charges or make deductions from the funeral assistance.