Social Pension Program for Indigent Senior Citizens (SPISC) is the additional government

assistance in the amount of Five Hundred Pesos (P500.00) monthly stipend to augment the
daily subsistence and other medical needs of indigent senior citizens.

The program started in 2011 through Republic Act 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of
2010. The target beneficiaries of the program are the frail, sickly or with disability; with no
regular income or support from family and relatives, and without pension from private or
government institutions.

From 2011 to 2014, only 77 years -old and above were included in the program, but in 2015 the
age requirement expanded by covering those who are 65 years and older. This 2016, 60 years
old and above indigent senior citizens can avail the program.

Senior citizens who are not yet beneficiary but qualified within the eligibility criteria can apply
at the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA), City/Municipal Social Welfare and
Development Office, or the DSWD Regional Office. The Senior Citizen or his/her representative
should bring his/her OSCA ID and Birth Certificate or any document that could prove his/her
date of birth. The potential social pensioner will be subjected to an assessment based on the
mentioned criteria.