Appendix The table below provides some concrete examples of how social protection systems could be rendered more disability-inclusive by combining enhanced access to mainstream schemes with disability-specific schemes. It is in no way an exhaustive list of possible interventions. MAINSTREAM SCHEMES AND PROGRAMMES DISABILITY-SPECIFIC SCHEMES AND PROGRAMMES General Ensure that national social protection legal frameworks guarantee the rights of Ensure that disability-related costs and support in cash and in kind (e.g. persons with disabilities to social protection. assistive devices, mobility aids) are reflected in national social protection systems. Ensure that persons with disabilities have equal access to mainstream social protection programmes and services, including by providing accessible Review national definitions and eligibility criteria of persons with disabilities information and communication. to ensure their conformity with the CRPD. Include disability-specific indicators to monitor the inclusiveness of social Ensure access to community support services. protection programmes and the system as a whole, and further disaggregate Mitigate risk of stigma in the community that may result from targeted this data by gender or other relevant characteristics. interventions. Explicitly refer to persons with disabilities as a target group in any mainstream programme taking into consideration additional barriers which may be encountered by women, indigenous people, persons in rural locations, etc. Unbundle basic income support/social assistance and disability-related support. Ensure that beneficiaries of income support programmes also have effective access to health care, education, care and other services. INCOME SUPPORT Across the life In the absence of sufficient protection provided by disability-specific schemes, Develop a set of schemes (cash allowances, discounts, exemptions, etc.) that cycle: Taking into provide for increased benefit levels to cover disability-related costs for children effectively support persons with disabilities in covering disability-related costs account and adults with disabilities. across the life cycle, with an income threshold, if any, significantly higher than cost that for social assistance. Ensure that minimum income thresholds in social assistance schemes are adjusted for disability-related costs (e.g. by including disability as a factor in proxy means tests).
Appendix The table below provides some concrete examples of how social protection systems could be rendered more disability-inclusive by combining enhanced access to mainstream schemes with disability-specific schemes. It is in no way an exhaustive list of possible interventions. MAINSTREAM SCHEMES AND PROGRAMMES DISABILITY-SPECIFIC SCHEMES AND PROGRAMMES General Ensure that national social protection legal frameworks guarantee the rights of persons with disabilities to social protection. Ensure that persons with disabilities have equal access to mainstream social protection programmes and services, including by providing accessible information and communication. Include disability-specific indicators to monitor the inclusiveness of social protection programmes and the system as a whole, and further disaggregate this data by gender or other relevant characteristics. Explicitly refer to persons with disabilities as a target group in any mainstream programme taking into consideration additional barriers which may be encountered by women, indigenous people, persons in rural locations, etc. Unbundle basic income support/social assistance and disability-related support. Ensure that beneficiaries of income support programmes also have effective access to health care, education, care and other services. Ensure that disability-related costs and support in cash and in kind (e.g. assistive devices, mobility aids) are reflected in national social protection systems. Review national definitions and eligibility criteria of persons with disabilities to ensure their conformity with the CRPD. Ensure access to community support services. Mitigate risk of stigma in the community that may result from targeted interventions. INCOME SUPPORT Across the life cycle: Taking into account cost In the absence of sufficient protection provided by disability-specific schemes, provide for increased benefit levels to cover disability-related costs for children and adults with disabilities. Ensure that minimum income thresholds in social assistance schemes are adjusted for disability-related costs (e.g. by including disability as a factor in proxy means tests). Develop a set of schemes (cash allowances, discounts, exemptions, etc.) that effectively support persons with disabilities in covering disability-related costs across the life cycle, with an income threshold, if any, significantly higher than that for social assistance.
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