CRPD
Rights Tracker
Government Action
(Art. 28) Adequate standard of living and social protection
Committee Recommendation
Considering the relationship between article 28 of the Convention and target 10.2 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Committee recommends that the State Party:
Develop a social protection and poverty reduction strategy that targets persons with disabilities;
Establish a universal social protection scheme to ensure a decent standard of living for persons with disabilities, including through a compensation system in the form of benefits to cover disability-related costs;
Integrate a disability perspective into programs to promote a decent standard of living, particularly programs to increase access to public housing for persons with disabilities, including for those wishing to leave institutions.
ⓘ Indicators
Social protection and poverty reduction strategy; Compensation and benefits as social protection; and access to housing
Update on implementing CRPD recommendations
2025
Social assistance programs are only for poor persons with disabilities. For example, in a family with a widow who chooses not to work because she is caring for her child with a disability, only one person in the family receives assistance, either the mother or the child with a disability. Yet, female heads of households and children with disabilities are both vulnerable.