WHAT WE DO
Inclusive Social Protection
Supporting disability inclusion through better policy
Inclusive Social protection enables people with disabilities to participate on an equal basis with others. Benefits should not be tied to a presumed inability to work or seen as earnings replacement but should help cover the extra costs, goods, services, and supports required for participating in the economic and social life of their community.
CIP works to develop, promote, and implement more inclusive social protection policies. We develop methods to estimate disability-related costs and improve disability assessments, helping governments design benefits and systems that better respond to people’s support needs and expand opportunities for participation at scale.
"Social protection should enable participation, not replace it."
Our social protection research
A review of 75 studies across 67 countries examines disability-related costs and how standard poverty measures underestimate them.
A global study co-authored by CIP examines why disability following road traffic accidents remains poorly tracked and researched.
CIP’s guide explains three methods governments can use to measure disability-related costs and design more adequate social protection benefits.
CIP’s 2020 baseline report examines why India’s first COVID-19 social protection measures reached too few persons with disabilities.
More from CIP’s social protection work
Why do some disability inclusion strategies succeed while others stall? Explore the roles of partnership, data, accessibility, institutional resistance, and OPD independence.
How can the extra costs of disability be measured? Compare the Goods and Services, Goods and Services Required, and Standard of Living methods.
How did disability-inclusive development emerge? Trace the shift from GDP-focused growth to capabilities, human rights, and policies that remove barriers.