Barangay Officials to receive Yuletide Social Assistance

According to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). all barangay officials and functionaries are entitled to receive a social assistance benefit.

Executive Order (EO) No. 99 dated December 6, 2019, was issued to enjoin all Sangguniang Barangays (SB5) to establish a Yuletide Social Assistance Program (YSAP) for all barangay officials and functionaries for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019.

The payment of the YSAP for FY 2019 shall be made not earlier than December 20, 2019.

Who can receive the cash assistance?

All elected and appointed barangay officials, including Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Chairpersons, who have rendered at least four months of service and are still in the service as of November 30, 2019, are entitled to receive the YSAP benefit.

Under Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1 dated December 23, 2019 issued by the DILG and the Department of Budget and Management, also entitled to receive the YSAP benefit are barangay functionaries which include SK Treasurer, SK Secretary, and SK Kagawads and other workers or personnel designated or engaged by the barangay performing official functions and duties, and whose compensation are sourced from barangay funds.

The beneficiaries of the YSAP who have rendered less than four (4) months of service as of November 30, 2019, shall be entitled to a pro-rated amount of YSAP, as follows:

Length of Service Percentage of the YSAP
3 months but less than 4 months 40%
2 months but less than 3 months 30%
1 month but less than 2 months 20%
Less than 1 month 10%

Siguraduhin po natin ang pagbibigay ng Christmas bonus sa lahat nga kwalipikadong mga barangay LGUs ay makatarungan at hindi makakaapekto sa inyong pagbibigay ng serbisyo sa mga nasasakupan,”  DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said

Source: DILG

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