DSWD educational cash aid: Who are considered indigents?

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Thousands of students, parents and guardians line up on Aug. 20, 2022 in Ilagan City, Isabela after the Department of Social Welfare and Development announced that it will distribute cash aid to indigent learners.

Philstar.com / Halee Andrea Alcaraz

 

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 8:28 a.m.) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development began distributing financial aid for indigent students last Saturday, prompting thousands to troop to regional offices across the country.

 

But what is an indigent, exactly? Definitions vary across government agencies, but they are generally poor Filipinos with little to no means to support themselves.

 

Assistance for 'students-in-crisis'

 

The DSWD's memorandum circulars on the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations — educational aid is among the assistance available —  do not provide a definition of an indigent.

 

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