The Navotas City government started on Thursday, April 18, the distribution of the monthly cash subsidy to Navoteño solo parents.
A total of 381 beneficiaries received the cash aid covering the months of January, February and March. The amount varies depending on the month of application or renewal of their 2024 solo parent identification card.
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“We encourage Navoteño solo parents to register with our city social welfare office to qualify for the program. This year, we have allotted enough funds to provide monthly subsidy to 500 beneficiaries,” Mayor John Rey Tiangco said.
“Raising children is never easy and doing it all by yourselves double the challenges and difficulties. We hope this amount can help ease at least a little of your burdens and bring smiles to you and your kids,” he added.
The subsidy is under the City Ordinance No. 2023-40 and financed through the Gender and Development Fund.
Under the ordinance, registered solo parents who earns minimum wages and below are qualified to receive P1,000 monthly cash subsidy from the city government.
Solo parents must have an updated solo parent ID verified by the City Social Welfare and Development Office, must earn not more than the minimum wage, and must not be listed as beneficiary of any cash assistance program from the national government or non-government organizations, including the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program.
The Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act grants additional benefits to registered solo parents including P1,000 monthly subsidy, 10% discount and VAT exemption, seven-day parental leave with pay, priority in scholarship programs and grants, automatic Philhealth coverage, and others.
Meanwhile, under City Ordinance No. 2019-17, indigent solo parents will receive P1,000 educational assistance every school year.