Effectiveness of Social Assistance Expansion: Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) as a Social Development Strategy in Quezon City

Abstract

This study measured and evaluated the effectiveness of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of select beneficiaries in Quezon City using primary data. Several studies have already been done in different areas of the country that state that the said program was not effective, but other studies say otherwise. Such data-driven studies have proven that it was beneficial to the recipients. This research exhibits that to some extent, the cash assistance program made by the government is creating a general and basic improvement in the lives of the beneficiaries. Based on the findings, it is recommended that policies regarding proper money allocation be implemented to the beneficiaries to ensure that the program continues to have a positive outcome. A significant difference between majority of the beneficiaries’ life condition indicates that the Social Assistance Expansion (4Ps) made a positive change to the beneficiaries’ lives.