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Elligible Taguig City residents wait to receive rice to be distributed by the Office of the President to 4Ps beneficiaries at the Taguig University on October 4, 2023. The sacks of rice given to the 1,000 benificiaries were previously seized from rice hoarders. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Jervis Manahan

ABS-CBN News

<p> MANILA — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is studying the possibility of increasing the cash grant for beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).</p><p>The move would help beneficiaries cope with inflation, as the cash grant they receive has remained fixed since 4Ps was signed into a law in 2019.</p><p>&quot;Ang malinaw na utos ng Pangulo, mag-conduct ng pag-aaral ang DSWD, NEDA, at PSA nang sa ganoon makita ang tamang formula na gagamitin should kailanganin ang increase na ito,&quot; DSWD spokesperson Assistant Secretary Romel Lopez said.</p><p>However, the process of increasing the cash grant may not be easy, since it will require an amendment of the 4Ps Law.</p><p>&quot;Tayo as long na aamyendahan, kung nagkakaron ng amendment sa 4Ps law at kung lulusot sa National Advisory Council, dahil ito ay atas na ng pangulo, we will gladly implement ano iuutos satin,&quot; Lopez said.</p><p>&quot;One thing is for sure, pinag-utos ng Pangulo dahil nakikita ng Pangulo na baka yes nabibigyan ng CCT (conditional cash transfer), pero sapat pa ba ito, sapat pa ba ang CCT na natatanggap, baka kulang din naman matatanggap mo. Sa tinatakbo ng discussions, baka don na din patungo ang sitwasyon ng CCT,&quot; he added.</p><p>The DSWD also clarified that there would be no increases in cash grants yet, despite the increase in budget allocated for the conditional cash grant program.</p><p>Budget for 4Ps increased by 3.57 percent to P106.3 billion this year from P102.6 billion last year.</p><p>Lopez said the additional budget would be used for the reactivation of other beneficiaries who were initially removed but reinstated after proving they remained poor.</p><p>Some beneficiaries said that while they were thankful for the grant, they find it hard to cope with the rising prices of goods.</p><p>&quot;Okay naman pero pag maraming bata, kulang po, pag nag-budget sa pagkain at pangangailangan sa school, kulang po talaga,&quot; said Julielyn Lipon, a 4Ps beneficiary.</p><p>&quot;Pwede naman itaas nila, tulad nito high school na, daming pangangailangan, Grade 11 na apo ko eh,&quot; said Estrellita Opinion, another beneficiary. </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The Department of Social Welfare and Development is studying the possibility of increasing the cash grant for beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program.</p>

The Department of Social Welfare and Development is studying the possibility of increasing the cash grant for beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program.

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DSWD mulls higher cash grant for 4Ps beneficiaries due to inflation

Jervis Manahan,

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Published Feb 29, 2024 03:45 PM PHT

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