DepEd Order No. 017, s. 2023 : Amendment to DepEd Order No. 039, s. 2021 (Guidelines on the Provision of Special Hardship Allowance for Public School Teachers)

DepEd Order No. 017, s. 2023

Amendment to DepEd Order No. 039, s. 2021

(Guidelines on the Provision of Special Hardship Allowance for Public School Teachers)

 

 

JUL 19 2023

 

DepEd ORDER

No. 017, s. 2023

 

AMENDMENT TO DEPED ORDER NO. 039, s. 2021

(Guidelines on the Provision of Special Hardship Allowance for Public School Teachers)

 

To:      Undersecretaries

Assistant Secretaries

Bureau and Service Directors

Regional Directors

Schools Division Superintendents

Public Elementary and Secondary School Heads

All Others Concerned

 

1.         Pursuant to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)-Department of Education (DepEd) Joint Circular (JC) No. 1, s. 2021 titled Revised Guidelines oh the Grant of Special Hardship Allowance, DepEd issued DepEd Order (DO) No. 039, s. 2021 otherwise known as the Guidelines on the Provision of Special Hardship Allowance for Public School Teachers.

 

2.         As provided in Section VI. l .e of the said DO, the teachers who are assigned to schools with Hardship Index (HI) of 0.37 and above are eligible to receive Special Hardship Allowance (SHA). The distribution of the Hardship Index of all schools connotes similarity of characteristics among schools belonging to 0.37 to 0.33. This condition allows an increase in the provision of SHA by lowering the HI cut-off. To further expand the list of hardship post schools as provided in Annex A of DO 039, s. 2021, Section VI. l.e is amended and shall be read as follows:

 

Section VI.1.e

For FY 2023, teachers assigned in schools with HI of 0.33 and

above shall be eligible to receive SHA. Attached as Revised Annex

A is the updated list of hardship posts with the corresponding HI.

 

3.         Enclosed is the Revised Annex A for the updated list of hardship post schools eligible for SHA for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 with HI 0.33 and above. Note, however, that a separate policy shall be issued for the next three-year guideline on SHA implementation starting FY 2024.

 

4.         All other provisions of the said guidelines not affected by these changes shall remain in effect.

 

5.         For more information and queries, please contact the Bureau of Human Resource and Organizational Development-School Effectiveness Division (BHROD-SED), 4th Floor, Mabini Building, Department of Education Central Office, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City, through email at bhrod.sed@deped.gov.ph or at telephone number (02) 8633-5397.

 

6.         This Order shall be applicable for FY 2023 and shall take effect immediately upon its approval, issuance, and publication on the DepEd website. Certified copies of this Order shall be registered with the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR) at the University of the Philippines Law Center (UP LC), UP Dillman, Quezon City.

 

7.         Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.

 

 

(SGD) SARA Z. DUTERTE

Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines

Secretary of the Department of Education

 

Encl.:

            As stated

 

Reference:

DepEd Order (No. 039, s. 2021)

 

To be indicated in the Perpetual Index

under the following subjects:

 

ALLOWANCE

AMENDMENT

BENEFITS

FUNDS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

TEACHERS

 

A full copy of DepEd Order No. 017, s. 2023 below: