SAP Cash Subsidy: Families of Distressed Overseas Filipinos Can Avail

DSWD has this statement about SAP cash subsidy

SAP Cash Subsidy – The Department of Social Welfare and Development stated that families of distressed overseas Filipinos can also avail cash aid from the social amelioration program.

Due to the enhanced community quarantine, most people, especially informal workers, have no means to work for their financial needs. In line with this, the government, through DSWD distributed cash assistance to the poor families.

In a previous report, the Department of the Local and Interior Government (DILG) stated that those who as not included in the first SAP distribution will receive in the second distribution.

Groups that advocating the welfare of senior citizens also plead to the government to include the elderly population to the SAP even though they already have their pensions.

Based on a recent report from Manila Bulletin, SAP cash subsidy is also available for the families of distressed overseas Filipinos (OFs). “Fam­i­lies with Over­seas Filipinos (OF) who have no other source of in­come since January, 2020, un­til the lift­ing of the commu­nity quar­an­tine will qual­ify un­der the SAP,” DSWD said in a statement.

OFs are advised to get in touch with their local government units for the assessment. Through this, the barangay can validate and verify the ‘no work, no pay’ status of the Filipinos working abroad.

“Avail­ment of other agency pro­grams, such as the Pro­vi­sion of Fi­nan­cial As­sis­tance for Dis­placed Land-based and Sea-based Filipino work­ers due to COVID-19 of the Depart­ment of Labor and Em­ploy­ment (DOLE) for OFWs should also be con­sid­ered in the qual­i­fi­ca­tion of OFs as SAP ben­e­fi­cia­ries to avoid du­pli­ca­tion of as­sis­tance as prescribed in the guide­lines,” the statement also said.

OFs are considered one of the most vulnerable sectors amid the enhanced community quarantine. Based on the report, the DSWD is closely coordinating with the DILG as well as the LGUs in order to bring the cash assistance to those who really need it amid the crisis.

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