22/04/2026
Raising a child as a solo parent is a brave and fulfilling journey – and solo parents do not need to travel that path alone. Under the Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act of 2022, the law provides for better protection and more opportunities and benefits for solo parents and their children.
Want to know more about these benefits? This Primer should serve as a quick and helpful guide for everyone to remember.
Solo parents in the work place enjoy Solo Parent Leave (annual 7 days leave with full pay,) flexible working arrangements, and protection against work discrimination. Solo parents and their children enjoy more benefits include automatic PhilHealth inclusion and priority in scholarship programs, financial assistance from DepEd, CHED, and TESDA, and government housing.
To enjoy these benefits, solo parents must make sure to present their solo parent identification card (S**C).
For more information on the application process for the S**C, solo parents can inquire with their local social welfare and development office or visit the Department of Social Welfare Website at https://www.dswd.gov.ph