Have other agencies already RELEASED the Uniform or Clothing Allowance for 2024?
When to pay the uniform or clothing allowance of government employees for 2024?
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When to pay the uniform or clothing allowance of government employees for 2024?
Starting 2024, eligible employees may receive ₱7,000.00 worth of clothing allowance.
If the budget proposal for the increase is approved the uniform and clothing allowance of government employees starting 2024 will be at ₱7,000 per year.
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What are the authorized form of uniform and clothing allowance of government employees?
What are conditions on the grant of uniform and clothing allowance to newly-hired employees?
Each qualified government employee is entitled to P6,000.00 of uniform and clothing allowance per year. Section 58 of the General Provisions of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 General Appropriations Act (GAA) provides that an amount not exceeding Six Thousand Pesos (P6,000) per annum is authorized for the payment of uniform and clothing allowance of each qualified government employee, subject to the guidelines, rules and regulations issued by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). Section 58, General Provisions, FY 2023 GAA Post Views: 25,125
If we read the existing guidelines on uniform and clothing allowance, we cannot find any provision that prescribes the exact date to release the uniform and clothing allowance unlike other government employee benefits such as mid year bonus and year end bonus of which the same shall be paid not earlier than May 15 and November 15, respectively. However, we can find relevant information on this in other Circulars of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). For instance, DBM Circular Letter No. 2016-9 (Submission of the Annual Budget Execution Plans), particularly Item No. 3.4 of Annex C, says: “In...