Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens

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Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens is a Philippine government cash assistance program that provides a modest monthly stipend to poor, vulnerable older persons to support their basic needs and welfare.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Philippine government program
cash transfer program
social pension program
social protection program
administeredBy Department of Social Welfare and Development
ageGroupCovered older persons
beneficiaryStatus non-contributory
beneficiaryType indigent senior citizens
poor older persons
vulnerable older persons
benefitForm monthly stipend
benefitFrequency monthly
benefitType cash assistance
coordinationWith Office for Senior Citizens Affairs
country Philippines
coverageBasis means-tested
currencyOfPayment Philippine peso
eligibilityCriterion indigent or poor status
no pension from government or private sources
no permanent source of financial support from family
no regular source of income
senior citizen aged 60 years or above
focus indigent population of senior citizens
fundingSource Philippine national government budget
governedBy Philippine social welfare policies
hasComponent identification and validation of indigent seniors
regular cash payout
implementedBy local government units
intendedEffect help beneficiaries meet food needs
help beneficiaries meet medicine and health needs
support daily living expenses of indigent seniors
legalBasis Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010
Republic Act No. 9994
monitoredBy Department of Social Welfare and Development
policyObjective improve social protection coverage of the elderly
reduce old-age poverty
programType non-contributory social pension
purpose enhance welfare of poor older persons
provide additional income in old age
support basic needs of indigent senior citizens
riskAddressed old-age income insecurity
vulnerability to poverty in old age
sector social protection
social welfare
shortName Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens self-linksurface differs
surface form: Social Pension Program
targetedOrUniversal targeted
targetGroup senior citizens not covered by contributory pension schemes
socially disadvantaged older persons

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Department of Social Welfare and Development overseesProgram Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens
Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens shortName Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Social Pension Program