World Bank2016-10-182016-10-182016-04-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/25182This assessment originated from the dialogue on reforming the Cash Transfer Program (CTP) managed by the Ministry of Social Affairs (MOSA) to increase monetary support for people with disabilities (PWD). According to the beneficiaries, the current benefit payment is not sufficient to address the special needs of a household with a member with disability. In response to the demand of the beneficiaries, the MOSA considered additional compensation for vulnerable households including PWD; an analysis was conducted to weight the costs and benefits of modifying the targeting formula to accommodate additional compensation for PWD. The results did not support increasing the monetary compensation because the costs of adjustment were expected to outweigh the benefits and do so at the expense of larger number of poor beneficiaries. Furthermore, global evidence suggests that cash transfers are not necessarily the sole or right instrument to address the needs of PWD in an adequate manner. Rather, meeting the needs requires a holistic approach with greater focus on providing services complemented by temporary cash benefits. Also, compensating only by cash is not sustainable.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOCOGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTJOBSRESIDENTIAL CARECOMMUNITIESEDUCATIONAL FACILITIESRISKSPEOPLECOMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CAREEPILEPSYBARRIERTRANSLATORSLEARNING DISABILITYAUTONOMYSLOW LEARNERSMOVEMENTREHABILITATION SERVICEPUBLIC EDUCATIONPREVENTIONLAWSEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESSIGN LANGUAGEDISABLED CHILDRENDISABILITY RIGHTSBIASDISCRIMINATIONEXCLUSIONHEALTH CAREJOBPHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTSHEALTHCHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIESHOLISTIC APPROACHSCHOOL SETTINGPERSON WITH DISABILITYINDEPENDENCEDISABILITY STUDYRAMPSPUBLIC HEALTHLIFE EXPECTANCYDAY CAREACCESS TO EDUCATIONPARENT GROUPSKNOWLEDGEDISABILITIESDISABILITY ISSUESSEVERE DISABILITIESAIDFEASIBILITY STUDIESFULL PARTICIPATIONHEARING AIDSMENTAL DISABILITIESEMPLOYMENT POLICIESDOWN SYNDROMEPATIENTSPATIENTWHEELCHAIRSPECIAL EDUCATIONINTERVENTIONSTUDENTS WITH DISABILITIESDISABILITY ORGANIZATIONMAINSTREAMING DISABILITYDISABLED INDIVIDUALPERSONS WITH DISABILITIESCOCHLEAR IMPLANTSAGINGPHYSICAL DISABILITYVIOLENCEDISABILITY LAWSIGNIFICANT DISABILITIESPHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTADAPTATIONSACCESSEDUCATION SYSTEMADAPTATIONSCREENINGEDUCATIONAL SYSTEMOCCUPATIONAL THERAPYACCOMMODATIONINTERVIEWMENTAL HEALTHINCLUSIVE SOCIETYSOCIAL SUPPORTPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSINCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENTUNEMPLOYMENTBRAILLEDISABLED PEOPLEASSISTIVE DEVICESWOMEN WITH DISABILITIESVOCATIONAL TRAININGOLDER PEOPLEHEARING IMPAIRMENTSTRANSPORTATIONWORKERSCHARITYPHYSIOTHERAPYAGEDSOCIAL SERVICESPATIENT SATISFACTIONBARRIERSCHILDREN WITH DISABILITIESSCHOOLSPARTICIPATIONPHYSICAL DISABILITIESEDUCATION REFORMGENDERVISUAL IMPAIRMENTSSOCIAL POLICYDEAFDISABLED PERSONSVISUAL IMPAIRMENTACCESSIBILITYHEALTH OUTCOMESUNIVERSAL ACCESSMAINSTREAMEMPLOYMENT SERVICESRIGHTS OF THE DISABLEDSPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICESHANDICAPWHEELCHAIRSEDUCATIONAL SERVICESMEASUREMENTMAINSTREAMINGREFUGEESHEARINGATTITUDINAL BARRIERSSTEREOTYPESINJURIESWORKSHOPSLEARNING DISABILITIESPROSTHETIC DEVICESPRIMARY HEALTH CAREVISUALLY IMPAIREDDISABLED EMPLOYEEWALKINGVOCATIONAL REHABILITATIONWEIGHTPHYSICIANSHUMAN RIGHTSHEARING IMPAIRMENTEDUCATIONAL NEEDSWRITINGMENTAL DISABILITYCHILDRENDISABLED POPULATIONWALKING AIDSSIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERSEDUCATIONCLINICSEDUCATIONAL PROCESSMOBILITY DIFFICULTIESMILD DISABILITYDISABLED INDIVIDUALSEMPLOYMENT × OPPORTUNITIESREASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONCOMMUNITY ACTIONISOLATIONDISABLED PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATIONSDISABILITYSIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERREHABILITATIONRIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIESPOLIODISABLED PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATIONDISABILITY POLICYTECHNICAL SUPPORTACCOMMODATIONSSOCIETYSHELTERED ACCOMMODATIONCOMMUNITYSTRATEGYREGISTRATIONFAMILIESINCLUSIONHOSPITALSAIDSSCHOOLSAFETYSOCIAL WORKERSHEALTH SERVICESIMPLEMENTATIONPHYSICAL BARRIERSINTERPRETERSREHABILITATION SERVICESNURSINGBLINDDISABLEDDisability in the Palestinian TerritoriesReportWorld BankAssessing Situation and Services for People with Disabilities10.1596/25182