DRAFT POLICY ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITY
POLICY ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITY This Policy is specific to the Department’s mandate pertaining to providing holistic, integrated services to Persons with Disabilities.
the Social Development portfolio is to meaningfully and visibly contribute to government-wide plans to improve the lived experiences of our disabled compatriots, as articulated in the 2017 White Paper on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (WPRPD), the Portfolio’s practical inputs to this end demand that investments must first be directed towards protecting and enhancing the dignity of persons with disabilities. Leading dignified lives will mark the beginning of a partnership for the co-creation of better prospects together with persons with disabilities. I invite all the disabled members of communities, the private sector, disabled people’s organisations, disability researchers and our multilateral partners to come in solidarity towards utilising the continuum of our social development interventions to effect deep-rooted social and economic reconstruction whose outcome is the recovery of persons with disabilities from the shocks that occasion our society. The Department of Social Development and its entities — the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the National Development Agency (NDA) — render services that are designed to bring South Africans out of the conditions of poverty. Consequently, the spectrum of social development services that we offer draw tight linkages between the freeing of human capabilities towards growing social inclusion and attaining full and sustainable economic participation and prosperity. Towards the realisation of tangible human-level outcomes for persons with disabilities, particularly those living in rural communities, youth and women, the Policy on Social Development Services to Persons with Disabilities intends to mainstream disability issues in all programmatic interventions as well as target investments that will specifically benefit persons with disabilities. This Policy should enable the Social Development portfolio — consisting of the Department, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), the National Development Agency (NDA) and the provincial departments of Social Development — to qualitatively improve the services that the portfolio is implementing together with and for South Africa’s persons with disabilities. The combined effects of the rising cost of living together with the unprecedented series of economic, social, health and climate change shocks together act to reinforce the intolerable experiences of poverty that persons with disabilities bear on a daily basis. Where Working in an integrated manner as detailed in the Cabinet-adopted District Development Model, the Social Development portfolio seeks for this Policy to support government’s integrated and holistic provision social development services to persons with disabilities. The mainstreaming of disability demands that programmes must adopt a disability-responsive planning, budgeting, monitoring, evaluation approach and apply the social model and human rights principles to addressing disability issues throughout the Portfolio. These directives are articulated in great detail in the 2017 White Paper on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities that incorporates the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) The Policy reinforces the White Paper in as much as it specifies the Portfolio commitments where this relates to disability. The Policy will ensure that responsive and integrated social development services are timeously accessible to persons with disabilities for their needs to be met and their rights to be fulfilled. This Policy is the embodiment of our continued commitment to realise the dignity of persons with disabilities. ____________________________ Minister of Social Development
It presents provisions that ensure that the inherent human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities are enforced through the utilisation of sector-wide inclusive-policy approaches and programming. It further provides a foundation for the promotion and enforcement of laws of benefit to persons with disabilities; empowering them to become productive citizens and proactive social agents. The Policy advocates for mainstreaming and inclusion, which are essential in expounding the Department’s role of implementing social development policies, strategies, programmes and projects that address systemic poverty/inequality amongst the poor, marginalised and vulnerable groups in society. The Policy on Social Development Services to Persons with Disabilities, is informed by and aligned to the White Paper on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (WPRPD) which was approved in December 2015. The provisions of this Policy are geared towards accelerating access to a comprehensive and responsive social protection system as outlined in the National Development Plan: Vision 2030 (NDP). The Vision and Strategic Objectives of the Policy emphasise the mandate and role of the Department in providing social development services to persons with disabilities, and the mainstreaming of disability within and across different line function units of the Department. This Policy is specific to the social development sector and facilitates compliance with, among others, the WPRPD and National Development Plan (NDP) and does not seek to replace other existing policies. _______________________________ Deputy Minister of Social Development ii
FOREWORD BY THE MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ..................................................i OVERVIEW BY THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ...................................ii ACRONYMS .....................................................................................................................................1 DEFINITIONS OF DISABILITY TERMINOLOGY AND LANGUAGE ............................................2 CHAPTER 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..........................................................................................1 CHAPTER 2: INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................3 2.1 THE DEPARTMENT’S CORE MANDATE.................................................................................... 3 2.2 Department’s DISABILITY SERVICES MANDATE .................................................................... 3 CHAPTER 3: ....................................................................................................................................5 PURPOSE, SCOPE, AND KEY PRINCIPLES ................................................................................5 3.1 PURPOSE ..................................................................................................................................... 5 3.2 SCOPE .............................................................................................................................................. 6 3.3 KEY PRINCIPLES ............................................................................................................................. 6 CHAPTER 4: ....................................................................................................................................8 RATIONALE, CONTEXT AND PROBLEM STATEMENT ..............................................................8 4.1 RATIONALE ........................................................................................................................................ 8 4.2 CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................................ 8 4.3 PROBLEM STATEMENT .................................................................................................................... 9 CHAPTER 5: .................................................................................................................................. 11 DEPARTMENT’S STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ................................................................................................................................ 11 5.1 IDEOLOGICAL PARADIGMS FOR DELIVERING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ............................................................................................................ 11 5.1.1 5.1.2 5.1.3 5.1.4 The Social Model ........................................................................................................................................... 12 The Human Rights-Based Approach .......................................................................................................... 12 Mainstreaming Disability .............................................................................................................................. 14 “Life Cycle” Approach.................................................................................................................................... 14 5.2 DEPARTMENT’S INTEGRATED SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL: LEVELS OF SERVICE PROVISION ............................................................................................................................................. 15 CHAPTER 6: .................................................................................................................................. 17 OTHER POLICIES, TREATIES AND LEGISLATION INFORMING THIS POLICY .................... 17 CHAPTER 7: .................................................................................................................................. 19 VISION, MISSION, OBJECTIVES, EXPECTED OUTCOMES AND IMPACT ............................. 19 7.1 VISION ............................................................................................................................................... 19 7.2 MISSION ............................................................................................................................................ 19
7.4 EXPECTED OUTCOMES AND IMPACT .................................................................................... 20 CHAPTER 8: .................................................................................................................................. 22 DISABILITY SPECIFIC SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME AND SERVICES (Objective 1) TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES......................................................................................... 22 8.1 OBJECTIVE 1: PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CONTINUALLY RECEIVE RESPONSIVE DISABILITY SPECIFIC SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. ........................................................... 22 8.2 DISABILITY SPECIFIC SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ................................................ 22 8.3 OVERVIEW OF SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. ........................................... 23 8.3.1 8.3.2 8.3.3 8.3.4 8.3.5 8.3.6 8.3.7 8.3.8 8.3.9 8.3.10 8.3.11 8.3.12 8.3.13 8.3.14 Disability Mainstreaming within all Departmental Programmes ............................................................. 23 Awareness and Advocacy Programme ...................................................................................................... 23 Capacity building and Empowerment Programme................................................................................... 24 Parenting programmes ................................................................................................................................. 24 Respite Care Programme ............................................................................................................................ 24 Social and Life Skills Community Centres Programme ........................................................................... 25 Independent Living Programme .................................................................................................................. 25 Residential Care Programme ...................................................................................................................... 26 Individual/ Family Support Programme ...................................................................................................... 26 Alternative Care (Day Care) programme ................................................................................................... 27 Psycho-social support Programme ............................................................................................................. 27 Research and Policy Programme ............................................................................................................... 28 Coordination and Management of Stakeholders ...................................................................................... 28 Community-Based Services using Empowerment and Disability Mainstreaming............................... 28 CHAPTER 9: .................................................................................................................................. 30 MAINSTREAMING DISABILITY SERVICES IN ALL DEPARTMENT PROGRAMMES (OBJECTIVE 2) .............................................................................................................................. 30 9.1 MAINSTREAMING DISABILITY IN ALL DEPARTMENT PROGRAMMES .............................. 30 9.2 OTHER SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ......................................................................... 30 CHAPTER 10: ................................................................................................................................ 35 FUNDING OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FROM DEPARTMENT............................ 35 10.1 SOCIAL SECURITY (ASSISTANCE) SERVICES/GRANTS ..................................................... 35 10.2 FUNDING FOR DISABILITY SPECIFIC SERVICES ................................................................. 35 10.3 FUNDING FOR DISABILITY SERVICES FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND ENTITIES. ....................................................................................................................................... 36 CHAPTER 11:................................................................................................................................. 37 ACCOUNTABILITY, IMPLEMENTATION AND CO-ORDINATION OF SERVICES .................... 37 11.1 POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY: THE MINISTER AND DEPUTY MINISTER ................................................................................................................................................ 37 11.2 MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION RESPONSIBILITIES: DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS 37 11.3 DEPARTMENT INTER-COORDINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURES .............. 38 ii
MANAGEMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES ................................... 40 CHAPTER 12: ................................................................................................................................ 45 INTER-DEPARTMENTAL AND INTER-SECTORAL SERVICES ................................................ 45 12.1 THE RIGHT TO INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: ............................................................................... 45 Departments of Basic Education, Higher Education and Training and their entities e.g. SETA’s. ................................................................................................................................................................. 45 12.1.1 12.1.2 The Department of Basic Education (DBE) ............................................................................................... 46 Department of Higher Education and Training (DHEI) ............................................................................ 47 12.3 THE RIGHT TO INCLUSIVE HEALTH SERVICES: Department of Health (DoH).................. 47 12.4 THE RIGHT TO HOUSING: National Department of Human Settlements (NDHS) .............. 48 12.5 THE RIGHT TRANSPORT: Department of Transport (DoT)................................................... 48 12.6 THE RIGHT TO SAFETY AND SECURITY, AND JUDICIAL SERVICES: ................................ 48 South African Police Services (SAPS) and Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJCD) ............................................................................................................................. 48 12.6.1 12.6.2 12.7 SAPS ............................................................................................................................................................... 48 Department of Justice and Constitutional Development ......................................................................... 49 THE RIGHT TO HOME AFFAIRS SERVICES: Department of Home Affairs (DHA) ............. 50 12.8 THE RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES: Department of Labour (DoL), Department of Trade and Industry and Competition (DTIC), Department of Small Business Development (DBS) .............................................................................................................. 51 12.8.1 12.8.2 12.8.3 12.9 Department of Labour ................................................................................................................................... 51 Department of Trade, Industry and Competition ...................................................................................... 51 Department of Small Business Development ........................................................................................... 52 ACCESS TO GRANTS: South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) ............................ 52 12.10 THE RIGHT TO SPORT AND RECREATION SERVICES: Department of Sport, Arts and Culture 53 12.11 NATIONAL TREASURY ......................................................................................................... 53 12.12 DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS ....... 53 12.13 DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN, YOUTH AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ..................... 54 12.14 THE GENERAL COMMUNITY, TRADITIONAL LEADERS & COUNCILS, THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING PARENTS/ FAMILIES AND OTHER CARE-GIVERS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ............................................................................ 54 CHAPTER 13: ................................................................................................................................ 56 MONITORING AND EVALUATION ............................................................................................... 56 13.1 MONITORING AND EVALUATION ............................................................................................ 56 13.2 LEVELS OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION ....................................................................... 56 13.3 MONITORING AND EVALUATION ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ................................... 57 13.4 MONITORING AND EVALUATION INDICATORS ..................................................................... 59 ANNEXURES ................................................................................................................................. 60 ANNEXURE A: DISABILITY TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS FROM THE WPRPD................... 60 iii
INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS. ....................................................................................................... 74 ANNEXURE C: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AS AT MARCH 2024 ................................................................................................................................................................. 81 iv
Table 1: WPRPD Directives applicable to the Provision of Social Development Services to Persons with Disabilities.................................................................................................................. 5 Table 2: The Department’s Integrated Service Delivery Model (ISDM) ....................................... 15 Table 3: Examples of policies, legislation, and international instruments .................................... 17 Table 4: Expected Outcomes and Impact of Implementation of this Policy ................................. 20 Table 5: Implementation of the WPRPD across all the Department’s relevant Directorates ...... 32 Table 6: National Structures .......................................................................................................... 40 Table 7: Provincial Structures........................................................................................................ 42 Table 8:District/Local Structures.................................................................................................... 43 Table 9: Summary of Roles and Responsibilities of the Directorate: Services to Persons with Disabilities and the M& E Directorate ........................................................................................... 58 Table 10: Disability Prevalence by age cohort .............................................................................. 82 Table 11: Disability Prevalence by population group .................................................................... 84 Table 12: Disability Prevalence by Province ................................................................................. 84 Table 13: Use of Assistive Devices ............................................................................................... 85 Table 14: Care Dependency and Disability Grants ....................................................................... 85 Table 15: Employment of Persons with Disabilities ...................................................................... 87 List of Figures Figure 1: Strategic Ideological Paradigms for delivering Social Development Services to Persons with Disabilities.................................................................................................................11 Figure 2: Article 23, Universal Declaration of Human Rights ....................................................... 13 Figure 3: DEM Approach ............................................................................................................... 29
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