This document discusses a presentation on the impact of cash transfer programs on independent living for persons with disabilities in Palestine. It outlines the research questions, which examine how existing cash transfer schemes impact independent living for persons with disabilities and what elements enhance or hinder effective implementation of such schemes. The presentation explores the relationship between vulnerability, disability, and cash transfers in Palestine and analyzes cash transfer policies, programs, and their impact at both the policy level and individual level in terms of factors like decision making, participation, freedom, and recognition.

1. Impact of cash transfer on Persons with disabilities Independent
Living in Palestine
Presented By : Ola Abu Alghaib (MED)
University of East Anglia – UK

2. This presentation will:
Explore the potential implication of the
interaction between vulnerability ,
disability and cash transfer programs in the
context of Palestine .
Outline areas of current steams of analysis
within the scope of my thesis . ( with
specific attention to findings related to
Independent Living )

3. The specific research questions are :
1. How do cash transfer policies for PwDs (i.e.
stakeholders, programs and implementation
mechanisms, relevant policies and laws and available
resources) operate?
2. How and to which extent do existing cash transfer
schemes impact on the level of independent living of
PwDs in the country?
3. What are main elements that enhance or hinder the
effective formulation and implementation of cash
transfer schemes for PwDs in LMICs?

4. Research Methodology
This research adopts a qualitative approach with a descriptive
and explanatory purpose
Levels of analysis :
1.Policy Level ( Design , implementation )
2.Impact Level ( on the individual)
A country case study has been chosen for the proposed
research project

5. Vicious cycle between poverty and disability
Poverty not only from economic perspective, but social exclusion and

6. Rational
• UNCRPD article 28 on Social Protection and
Article 19 on Independent living
• Weak evidence on translation of UNCRPD into
policies (practice or impact _
• Prevalence of Disability in LMICs
• Coverage of Disability Related Costs
• Evidence of effectiveness of financial support to
promote autonomy in HICs .
• Effectiveness of cash transfer to address poverty
and vulnerability in general

7. Conceptual Framework
• Article 19
• Transformative Social Protection

8. Initial Findings

9. Country Context : ( Palestine )
• Political
• Economic
• Social Policy

12. Challenges :

13. Policy analysis
• At International level
• Regional Level
• At country level

14. Impact analysis
• Systematic review findings
• Filed data collection in Palestine

15. Impact at Individual Level
• Considered in terms of:
Knowledge and access to the scheme
Contribution of the scheme to support access to
other service (e.g. education, health)
Decision making (households’ level)
Participation (e.g. in labour force, in politics)
Freedom/autonomy (daily life choices )
Recognition (value/voice in communities )
Independent living Social Inclusion