Costs of Children with Disabilities in the Philippines
| Project Title | Disability related costs of children with disability in the Philippines |
| Donor | Department of Social Welfare and Development, Government of the Philippines with support from UNICEF and the Australian Government |
| Chief investigator | Dr Alex Robinson |
| Co-investigators | Fleur Smith, Dr Felix Kiefel-Johnson |
| Collaborating Organisations | Oxford Policy Management Life Haven Centre for Independent Living UNICEF |
The problem
Families of children with disabilities face additional financial and non-financial costs compared to families without children with disability. These additional costs result in lower standards of living, increased hardship, and forgone opportunities. Social protection systems can mitigate these risks.
The research
With Oxford Policy Management and Life Haven Centre for Independent Living, a nationally representative survey and qualitative assessment of the standard of living and costs of households with children with disability compared to households without children with disability
The impact
Informed Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028 and inclusion of cash grants and allowances for people with disability.
Congress of the Philippines has used findings to inform legislative discussions on social protection for people with disability.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development, Government of the Philippines has used findings to explore and prioritise social protection options to offset the costs experienced by families of children with disability and pilot a non-means tested allowance for families of children with disability.
SDG Goals
Advancing Melbourne 2030 Research framework
Practice Area
Risk, resilience and climate; Women’s Health
Countries
Philippines