DSWD: PWDs to be included in Cash-For-Work program

The Department of Social Welfare and Development will include Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in its Cash-For-Work program, DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo said Saturday.

"Simula po ngayon kayo ay kasama na diyan sa tinatawag na Cash-For-Work program ng DSWD sa inyo pong komunidad," Tulfo said at the "BUHAYnihan" event in Pililla, Rizal, as the country celebrates International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

(Starting today you are included in the Cash-For-Work program of the DSWD in your community.)

Tulfo said PWDs in the country were often being left behind or forgotten by society.

Tulfo said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the DSWD to assist and look after PWDs.

Through their participation in various community work or services, PWDs will receive up to P4,000 in cash assistance.

In a media briefing, Tulfo said assistance for PWDs is currently not in the budget of DSWD for 2023. But funds will be available from the agency's other programs such as the KALAHI-CIDSS Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan and the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation.

The DSWD Secretary said he is set to appeal to Congress for the monthly compensation of PWDs. — DVM, GMA Integrated News