Homeless families get house rental subsidy

CEBU, Philippines — A total of 274 homeless street families in Metro Cebu availed the house rental subsidy of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office VII.

These families are partner-beneficiaries of the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer (MCCT), which covers poor families who were not included in the regular Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program.

Each family received Php 4,000 for a maximum of 12 months.

MCCT provides assistance to homeless street families, families in need of special protection and indigenous families, which are not limited to education and health grants, but also include safe and responsive housing assistance with access to social services and economic opportunities for the improvement of their living conditions.

The homeless families availed of the house rental subsidy because they do not want to return to their places of origin but would like to move out of the streets and get into a permanent and decent house. (FREEMAN)