Disability

New Zealand's latest National Disability Survey, conducted in 2013, found that nearly 100,000 people below the age of 15 have disabilities. In order to provide income security to children with disabilities, the Government of New Zealand provides a Child Disability Allowance (CDA), administered by the Ministry of Social Development. The CDA is an allowance paid to caregivers of children with disabilities every two weeks in recognition for the extra care and attention provided.

Approximately 3.9 per cent of the population, or 108,000 persons, are living with disabilities in Mongolia. In order to better meet the needs of persons with disabilities, the Government of Mongolia introduced the conditional cash transfer for carers (CCTC) of persons with disabilities. The CCTC is designed to improve the quality of care provided to persons with disabilities and is implemented by the Ministry of Social Welfare and Labour.

According to UNESCAP’s Disabilty report 2015, The Marshall Islands is home to 6,210 persons living with disabilities. In order to ensure access to basic income support for this group the Government of The Marshall Islands introduced a disability pension social insurance scheme in 1990. The scheme aims to guarantee income support for insured persons who are no longer able to work due to disability and is managed by The Marshall Islands Social Security Administration (MISSA).

According to the 2015 census conducted by the Department of Statistics in Malaysia, the total number of persons with disabilities was 359,203. In order to provide basic income support to this vulnerable group, the Government of Malaysia introduced the invalidity pension under the Ministry of Human Resources, administered by the Social Security Organisation (SSO).

According to the Laos Population and Housing Consensus Report of 2016. In the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) there are approximately 160,881 people, (2.8 per cent of the population above the age of 5 years old ) living with a disability.  In 2014 the Government of Lao PDR took fundamental steps toward improved income security for this important group through the adoption of the Decree on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (DRPD), which outlines the rights of persons with disabilities in line with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

According to ESCAP, there are approximately 5.1 million persons living with disabilities in Japan. In 1985 the Government of Japan introduced disability benefits as part of the country’s national multi-tiered pension programmes in order to provide access to income support for persons with disabilities. Japan’s national pension schemes are administered by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

In 2015 Indonesia’s Ministry of health  surveyed a sample of 625,000 households and estimated a total of 8.56 per cent of the population are living with some form of disability.  In order to increase basic social services to persons with disabilities in Indonesia, the Government of Indonesia introduced the Jaminan Sosial Penyandang Cacat (JSPACA) cash transfer scheme in 2006.

According to the Government of India, the 2001 census revealed that 21.9 million persons are living with disabilities nationwide. In order to provide income security for this these women, men and children the Government of India launched the Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension (IGNDP) in 2009, a targeted cash transfer scheme for persons with disabilities. The IGNDP is administered by the Ministry of Rural Development as part of the National Social Assistance Programme, which is implemented in both rural and urban areas.

According to the National Register of persons with disabilities, there were  4,148 persons living with disabilities in Brunei Darussalam in 2015.  In an effort to provide access to income security for this vulnerable group, the Government of Brunei Darussalam provides a universal disability pension. The Department of Community Development of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports administers the universal monthly transfer.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, almost one in five Australians, which amounts to approximately 4.3 million people, reported living with some kind of disability in  2016. In order to respond to the needs of this vulnerable group, the Government of Australia introduced the disability support pension for persons who are permanently blind or with physical, intellectual or psychiatric conditions that prevent them from working. The disability support pension is administered by the Department of Human Services.