Short answer. Yes. Under the Solo Parents' Welfare Act, solo parents are given allocation in government housing projects and liberal terms of payment on low-cost units. That priority is not unlimited, though: it operates within housing laws that first prioritise applicants living below the poverty line as declared by the NEDA.
What the law says
Solo parents shall be given allocation in housing projects and shall be provided with liberal terms of payment on said government low-cost housing projects in accordance with housing law provisions prioritizing applicants below the poverty line as declared by the NEDA.
RA 8972, Section 10 — Housing Allocation And Liberal Terms. Read the full provision →
What the housing benefit actually grants
The provision is short and does two things. It says "Solo parents shall be given allocation in housing projects" and that they shall receive "liberal terms of payment on said government low-cost housing projects." So the benefit is twofold: a place in the allocation for government housing, and easier payment terms once a unit is awarded. This is a genuine preference written into the statute, not merely a policy the housing agencies may choose to follow. It is aimed squarely at the reality that a household run by one parent often struggles to meet ordinary housing terms.
The priority is tied to need, not automatic
The same sentence adds a crucial qualifier: the allocation is "in accordance with housing law provisions prioritizing applicants below the poverty line as declared by the NEDA." In other words, being a solo parent moves you up the queue, but the queue is still ordered around economic need. A solo parent who is comfortably above the poverty line does not jump ahead of poorer applicants; the preference works within the existing rules that favour those with the least. The benefit is best understood as a recognition of solo parents among the low-income applicants the housing programme already serves.
What the section does not promise
It is important to read the limits honestly. The provision does not hand a solo parent a free house, and it does not override the eligibility, documentary, and income rules that the government housing agencies apply to everyone. It reaches government low-cost housing projects, not private developments, so it gives no claim against a private developer or landlord. And an allocation is a chance to be awarded a unit within the programme, subject to availability — not a standing entitlement to a specific home on demand.
Using the benefit in practice
To rely on the preference, a person generally has to be recognised as a solo parent first, which is the point of the solo-parent identification issued through the local social welfare office. From there the housing application itself goes through the relevant government housing programme, where the solo-parent status and proof of income are assessed alongside everyone else's. Because availability, terms, and requirements are set by the housing agencies and can change, confirm the current process with them directly rather than relying on any figure or timeline found online. This is general information about the right, not advice on a particular application.
Is this still the current law?
This answer describes the Solo Parents' Welfare Act, Republic Act No. 8972. In 2022 that Act was amended by Republic Act No. 11861, the Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act, which broadened who qualifies as a solo parent and enlarged the benefits, repealing and replacing several sections outright. The kind of benefit described here was kept and expanded rather than taken away, but the exact terms now come from Republic Act No. 11861 and its implementing rules. Confirm the current entitlement and its conditions under the expanded law before relying on it.