DRAFT POLICY ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Draft Policy on Social Development Services to Persons with Disabilities (2025) – Key Points

Draft Policy on Social Development Services to Persons with Disabilities (2025): Key Points

This policy establishes a nationwide framework to embed disability considerations across all social development programs, drawing on the 2017 White Paper on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the UN rights framework. Its aim is to safeguard the dignity of people with disabilities and enable them to participate more fully in society, with particular attention to rural communities, youth, and women. (Page: n/a)
It promotes an integrated service delivery model that combines disability-specific interventions with mainstream social development services. The focus is on empowering individuals, building capabilities, providing family and community supports, and creating inclusive life opportunities through a mix of awareness, capacity-building, respite care, independent living, and life-skills initiatives. (Page: n/a)
The policy outlines governance, funding, and accountability arrangements involving the Department of Social Development, SASSA, NDA, and provincial entities. It emphasizes interdepartmental cooperation with sectors such as health, education, housing, transport, justice, and others to ensure coherent delivery and monitoring of disability services in line with national planning frameworks like the National Development Plan Vision 2030. (Page: n/a)