Skip to content Here in the Philippines, a lot of senior citizens rely on a monthly pension from different government organizations: SSS, GSIS, and even other pensions that could sustain their daily needs. However, not all senior citizens are actively receiving a monthly pension. Why? Because some are unaware and not knowledgeable about this pension.
While some are just plain ineligible to participate in the benefits. Since this is the case, the Department of Social Welfare Development (DSWD), took action in this dilemma by having the DSWD Social Pension Program for Indigent Senior Citizens (SPISC).
What is the DSWD Social Pension Program for Indigent Senior Citizens (SPISC)?
The DSWD Social Pension Program for Indigent Senior Citizens is a government initiative in the Philippines designed to provide financial assistance to low-income elderly individuals. Here are the key features of the program:
Eligibility: The program targets senior citizens aged 60 and above who are classified as indigent. This includes those who are frail, sickly, or disabled, and who do not receive pensions from any government or private sources.
Monthly Pension: As of 2024, eligible seniors receive an enhanced monthly pension of ₱1,000, up from the previous ₱500. This increase, mandated by Republic Act No. 11916, aims to provide greater financial support to indigent seniors who are frail, sick, or without other pensions or financial support. The program benefits over four million elderly citizens, helping cover their daily and medical needs. (DBM, DSWD)
Program Goals: The primary aim is to help alleviate hunger, support basic daily needs, and protect vulnerable seniors from deprivation and neglect
Budget Allocation: The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has allocated ₱49.807 billion for this program in 2024, which is more than double the amount allocated in previous years.
For more information, you can visit the Department of Budget and Management’s press release
Who can apply for the SPISC?
The Social Pension Program for Indigent Senior Citizens (SPISC) is designed to assist low-income elderly individuals. The following are the eligibility criteria for this program:
Eligibility Criteria
- Age Requirement: Applicants must be at least 60 years old.
- Indigent Status: They must be classified as indigent, meaning they do not have a stable source of income or any form of pension from the government (like GSIS, SSS, or PVAO) or private sources
- Physical Condition: Eligible seniors should be frail, sickly, or disabled and in need of financial assistance
- Residency: The applicants must be residents of the Philippines
What are the requirements for this SPISC?
Senior citizens who are interested in the program are expected to submit the following:
- Office of the Senior Citizens Affair (OSCA) ID
- (Not required but strong proof) 1 valid government ID
- Birth Certificate or any proof that states the date of birth
Read: Getting a Senior Citizen’s ID in the Philippines
How to Apply For Senior Citizen Pension
Once all the requirements are completed, qualified senior citizens may apply for the pension program at:
- Office of the Senior Citizen Affairs
- City/Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office
- DSWD Regional Office
Application Process
- Obtain an Application Form: Visit your City/Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office or community center to request the application form.
- Complete the Form: Fill out the application form with the required personal information. Ensure all information is accurate and complete.
- Prepare Required Documents: Gather the necessary documentary requirements, including:
- OSCA ID or a valid ID to verify your age.
- Proof of indigency (certification from the barangay or local social welfare office).
- Medical certification if applicable.
- Submit the Application: Submit the completed application form along with the required documents to the local DSWD office. Ensure that you retain copies of your submissions for your records.
- Interview/Assessment: In some cases, DSWD may conduct an interview or assessment to verify the information provided and determine eligibility.
- Receive Notification: Wait for a notification regarding the status of your application. If approved, you will be informed about when and how you will receive the pension.
Frequently Ask Questions (FAQs)
How much is the monthly pension?
As of 2024, eligible senior citizens receive ₱1,000 per month.
How do I apply for the Senior Citizen Pension?
To apply, visit your local DSWD office, obtain an application form, and submit it along with required documents such as identification and proof of indigency.
What documents are required for application?
Required documents typically include OSCA ID or valid ID, proof of indigency (barangay certification), and, if applicable, a medical certificate.
How is indigency determined?
Indigency is determined based on the individual’s financial status, lack of stable income, and the absence of government pensions.
Is the pension taxable?
No, the pension received under the Social Pension Program is not subject to income tax.
How often is the pension paid?
The pension is typically disbursed every 3 months
Can I receive this pension if I have a pension from other sources?
No, to be eligible, you must not be receiving any pension from other government agencies (like GSIS or SSS) or private sources.
What should I do if my application is denied?
If your application is denied, you can inquire with the DSWD for the reasons and find out if you can reapply or appeal the decision.
How can I check the status of my application?
You can check the status of your application by contacting the local DSWD office where you submitted your application.
What happens if I move to a different location?
If you move, you should inform the local DSWD office to ensure that your pension is not interrupted and to update your information.
Is there a limit to how long I can receive the pension?
As long as you meet the eligibility criteria and are still classified as indigent, you can continue to receive the pension.
Can family members apply on behalf of a senior citizen?
Yes, family members can assist in the application process, but the senior citizen must be the one qualifying for the pension.
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Sirs, paki check nmn yung mga senior citizens sa barangay Acacia, Malabon CIty, nakatanggap sila 2months, ngayon 4mos ng nabibinbin ang kanilang pension. Mukhang naiipit sa barangay.. pls lang po. Salamat
Actually kahit dito samin sa silang Wala pa Rin silang narerecieve for almost 6mons na po
Bkit po ung nanay ko hanggang ngayon walang natatanggap na pension ng senior, nag 60 sya last year 2017 july pero hanggang ngaun walang nakukuha dto sa San Miguel Sto Tomas Batangas.
Suuuusssss… May ganyan ganyan pa kayong requirements, bakit niyo pag iinitan yung mga may nakukuha sa SSS eh pinaghirapan naman nila yon, gumagawa kayo ng ganyang panukala dahil gusto nyong may maibulsa, mga kupal talaga kayo
Sir tanong ko lag po sana tulad. Ko may Sss po ako. Senior na po ako pero di pa. Nag pepension sa Sss kasi wala pa po ako. 65 pwede. Po ba ako maatanggap. Ng senior citizens pension? Thnks po
Hello po, yong senior citizen na natanggalan ng social pension, pwede pa po ba maka apply ulit? Salamat
I suggest mag file Po kaiyo SA dswd regional office Ng inyu lugar
Sir/Ma’am,
Hello po!
Pwde po b mkpag-avail ung mother q 66 yrs. old n po xa dis year (Mar. 19, 1953 bdate po nia) ng pension jn sa Senior? May nare-received po xa pension pero gling po un sa SSS death pension ng father qng namatay, sna po mk-avail at mksama xa sa benefit program na yn pra sa mga senior. Kulang pa po kasi ang 3k n natatanggap nia monthly for medical assistance ska sa png-araw-araw na pngangailangan nia since may maintenance medicines na po xa sa sakit nia ngaun (Parkinsons Disease, 10 yrs suffering).
Thank you po.
Gud pm sir vakit dito sa lugar nsmin sa pasig city pag wala ka pa 65 years old wala pa binibigay na 500 monthly tulad ko 61 na ako jan.1957 dipa ako tumatanggap ng 500
IM 65 YEARS OLD NA PERO WALA PA PO AKONG NATATANGGAP NA GANYAN AKO PO AY TIGA SANTA CRUZ LAGUNA… GOD BLESS PO…
Lola q nga 84 n Wla cya nttnggap n pension Pinipili lng kc Yn d2 S gapan city Nueva ecija
Dito po xa Bacolod city hindi p cla tumatanggap nang 60yrs sabi nila 80 daw…paano naman kmi eh may sakit nman kaming iniinda,maraming gamot n bibilhin wla p akong sss pensyon wla kming regular n income
Wala po ako kahit na anong pension 73 napo sa akin pa asa isang anak ko babae may isang anak walang asawa
Bakit po di naisali ung nanay at tatay ko,,from calinog iloilo..kailangan p daw nila mag antay ng slot,,na kung may mmatay na member tsaka cla mkapasok.
Wala naman yan dito sa bukidnon
We didnt receive anything from our Barangay in Lantic Carmona Cavite
mother-in-law ko walang na receive nag 60 sya last 2016 pero denied sya sa Tisa Cebu City
My mother was 84years old na pero pinipili lng nila ang bibigysn dito sa wawa ilaya lemery Batangas…
Ung nanay q po 88 na pro ni singko walang natatanggap na benifit from city govt off from San Mateo Rizal????
Dabi ng DSWD un may sss d nila binibigyan e 2,400 kulang na kulang pa pambili ng gamot e un mga mayayaman may pension mwron 7k nakukuha sa sss pero may social pension kasi malakas at kakilala ng barangay sana po imbistigahan nyo mga binibigyan nyo nanay ko namatay 90 kahit singko wala nakuha sa govt.kasi may sss daw po 3,500.00pensipn sa sss revice nyo mga binigyan nyo ng pension,kahit sa 4p’s kun sino un may kaya meron un mga dapat wala marami corrupt saDSWD
Kung tutuusin ung sss pension ng isang pensioner un ay hinulugan nilapara nga pg datinv ng 60 my biyaya from sss or gsis bumabalik lng un habang buhay ang pensioner daoat meron din pension from the government verg unfair nman cla gasino nlng ang pension sa sss kulang pa sa gamot lalo na kung my maintenance magisip nman kauamelia
Dito din poh sa Bohol pinipili lng poh nila mga tao kung sino yun mas malapit sa kanila..ang mga magulang ko poh 64 and 67 wlang natatangap..Bakit pareho lng poh cla senior citizen poh??
tama ka pakicheck po ang moto norte loon bohol ung nanay at tatay ko 76 and 83 wala ni singko nakuha dapat pag senior na walang pension
kasama
Bakit po hung nanay ko 69 na sya any sabi po Hindi saw pwedeng mag pensyon dahil Hindi sya sss member., to too po ba into ,kung Hindi naman po ano o any tamang gawin?
Dapat pag 60yrs old automatic mka avail ng SR previllages wla ng exemption. Tama yanna hindi maiwasan ang palakasan dyan.
Kawawa nman ang iba.
Maraming comment nga na wlang nkatangap.
Ano ba ito? Kailangan pa bang magalit ang Presidente bago maayos?
Ako SR na rin wla rin notice na mka tanggap ako bhala na si Lord kung kailan.. May ID na rin ako sa SR benefits…
Bka mas kailangan nila kaysa amin na matanda na.. Ok salamat.
Nag apply kmi sa OSCA ng Nanay ko last year pa na approve n pero more than one year wala p run kmi natatanggap
Bakit nanay at tatay ko dito Guinobatan Albay walang natatanggap na monthly parehas na 70 +
Samin dn dto s san miguel bulacan prang ndi ntutupad yan.Alam ko innounce ni president duterte yan eh.80 ptaas lang dw po nkktangap tas mkktangap pa may pension at may kaya.Ktulad mgulang ko wlng pension binbili lang unti unti pang maintenance n gamot.
paano naman kami na tumatanggap sa sss ang binibigay lamang ng pension ng 2200.since then kulang pa sa gamot. pwede bang maka tangap since 2012.makakakuha ba ako. dito ako sa capas, Tarlac. m senior citizen is ako.
My mother submitted an application 2x, until now wala cya narereceived. Sabi ng isang Senior Citizen na kapitbahay nya, di qualified ang mother ko dahil may anak na nagtatrabaho. So, hindi lahat ng senior na walang pension ay qualified. Kasi dapat NO financial support from the family, pero may mga nakakareceived ng Social Pension na anak ng mga empleyado ng OSCA. Siguro pinabayaan na nila ang magulang nila para maqualify sa pension. Nakakalungkot lang.
#palakasan
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#parasa500
Bkit PO ung tatay ko di pa PO xa nakakatanggap ..ehh 2yrs ago n kmi nag apply dto s brgy. Nmin ..disable n PO tatay ko..hanggang ngayon Wala p xa natatanggap kailangan Nia Rin kc pmbli ng needs nia like ng gamot..
Wala man lang action ang DSWD dito.
Gagasino na yung ibigay nila yan sa mga senior .
Nag apply ang nanay ko na senior citizen ng ganyan ang sabi sa kanya hindi pa daw siya pede dahil hindi pa naman siya matandang matanda. Nasan ang hustisya ng batas sa pilipinas.
.pwd mag tanong pwd b ung merrige contrac nla
Saa po ung office ? Para po matulungan ko lola ko slamat po
Ung nanay q po cmula ng mag 60 ni singko duling ala natatanggap n 500 monthly kc dito s brgy.nmin pra pinipili lng nila nag bibigyan.
Mama ko din Wala matatangap pension kahit nagpasa na kami kakalungkot muntinlupa city
Ano po ba yan kahit saan lugar kahit Cavite basta senior citizen makakatanggap ng 500 monthly?
Ang isang SENIOR CITIZEN may qualified as indigent even he/she is a pensioner of SSS, GSIS or under the care of thier children or relatives because the amount of their pension may not enough to cover thier personal needs like medicines, foods and other necessities for living. For those SC who are recieving pension over and above 10k monthly are not qualified for the program and for those SC whose families ware able and capable to give financial assistance to thier psrents or relatives are not qualified.
Bakit po ang father ko 87 na po xa,nag ask po kmi sa munisipyo nmin if pwede po xa makakuha ng senior citizen.tinanong po ang ate ko if tumatanggap xa ng pension,sabi ng ate ko,oo meron xa pension.pero un po pension na un galing din po sa pinaghirapan ng father ko,un po ang SSS pension nya ng xa po eh nagwork bilang minero sa Bagiuo.bakit po hindi xa pwede makakuha ng senior citizen card?
Opo ayon po sa DSWD yung mga nakakatanggap na ng pension mula sa SSS hindi na makakakuha ng 500 monthly
sa cabasan bacacay albay nga po maraming senior dun ang hindi nakakatanggap ng 500 monthly allowance.. lagi sinasabi ng dswd hindi pa dw narecord sa computer pero mron na silang mga senior id at booklet.. ung iba nsa 70’s na pro wla pa 500 monthly.. paki tulungan nmn cla..
pde po ba sa brangy mgpunta
Tatay ko po 71yrold, may osca na po pero di pa rin daw qualified dahil di daw botante, eh hindi nmn sya pwede maglakad lakad at naka oxygen na sya at nakatengga na sa bahay dahil sa progressing copd nya since 2015. Talaga po bang kailangan botante ka?
Bakit po yong father ko d raw qualified kasi d raw pwd na silang dalawa ng mother ko ang magiging senior pensioner.may senior id na nga po cya.daanbantayan cebu po yong province namin.
nku dto saamin s san mateo rizal ndi lhat ng señior e bnibigyan nila pinipili lng nila at need muna mag bayad bago mkakuha ng ganyan pension kawawa matatanda dto..lalo n s tita q n labandera lng at wla ng pnag kukunan ng pagkakakitaan…sana maasyunan to
sa las pinas hindi lahat meron… ano po talagang problema at hindi matugunan lahat ng matatanda dito?
Bakit d2 po sa brgy sta barbara victoria tarlac..wala pa pong natatanggap ung ibang senior cetizen..tpos sinabihan pa ng taga DSWD ang father ko na malakas pa dw xa mgtrabaho dw po muna xa..smantalang 66 na po cla..unfair po un d2 po sa victoria tarlac.paki actionan namn po kc pareho po cla ng mother ko senior na kasu wala p clang natatanggap.
Ung mama q po ngpasana ng requirement pero kailangan p dw i CI kla q pgpapasa lng ng requirement ay mgiging ok n mg 67 n ung mama ko hnggng ngyon ndi prn cxa na CCI haist….
Shout out dto sa amin sa tanza cavite, particularly sa brgy. Paradahan 1.bakit ganun ang pamamalakad? 69 years old na nanay ko wala sya pension sa sss as in lahat wala. Kase sabi ng senior president nila. At least 80 years old daw ung kasama sa pension. Ang tanging binibigay lang sa kanila 150p per mo. Na allawans sa mga hindi pa umabot ng 80 years old. Tama ba??? Anong klaseng pamamalakad merun dto sa amin.?
Magaleng!!!
Tdito sa ligao city albay.. May binabayaran na 100 pesos yearly ang mga senior citizen… Kapag hindi nakapagbayad hindi makakatanggap ng pension.. Katulad po nung january 25,2020 nag bigayan sila ng 1200 pesos sa bawat senior.. At yung hindi nakabayad ng 100 wala pong nakuha na pension.. At wala pong monthly pension dito ang mga senior.. 65 yrs old na mama ko… 75 yrs old tito ko.. At 85 yrs na na isang tito ko .. Wala silang nakukuhang monthly pension
Grabeh toh ngayon ko lang nalaman na 500 pesos monthly lang pla nkukuha ng mga Senior Citizen, nkalagay dto tulong to sa mga Seniors na indigent, na walang tumutulong sknla ibig sabhin sa mga mahihirap to pero sa isang buwan 500 pesos lang tinutulong pala ng gobyerno.. Tapos papahirapan pa nla magclaim mamatatanda na nga.. Lakihan nyo nman tulong nyo sa mga senior kawawa nma. Cla.
Hello po, tanong ko lang po. Bakit sa barangay namin Brgy. Sta. Fe Matalom,Leyte mahigit isang taon na hindi nakatanggap ang mga senior citizens?
Bakit ganon ang mother ko dati naman nakakakuha ngayon 2x ng wala sa list ng mga pension sa senior
Nag file ako ng senior citizen ko May id na ako pero hanggang ngayon wala pa akong natatanggap na pension, kailan ma e see i pa raw ako, maraming salamat sa sagot niyo
mama ko po 70 plus old na po hanggang ngayon wala pang natatanggap na pension sa Senior citizen . matagal na po syang member ng senior citizen
Sir ask ko lng po last july 27 dis year nmatay lolo ko and nkapag thumb sya at nitong sept 24 release ng atm nila ang ngyri lola ko n sna magclaim kse nmtau n ang ginawa nila hinold atm tpos now nmn po wla n dw number ng lolo ko ang tnong mkukuha p an po b yung pera n nsa atm n 3600 at ngaun 1500? D nila binigay asawa nmn ng nmtay ang magclaim sana dito po yn sa malinao albay