Disability Grant
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Institutions and agencies involved
Namibia - Ministry of Labour, ML
ILO.2017.Republic of Namibia. Report to the Government: Namibia Social Protection Floor Assessment Report. Accessible at https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/dw4sd/WCMS_568925/lang--en/index.htm . Accessed 21 December 2023
Population group
Persons with disabilities
Programme Details
Programme objectives
To prevent poverty among people with disabilities.
ELDIS. n.d. “Disability Grant (DG).” ELDIS website. Accessed 11 November 2015.
<http://interactions.eldis.org/programme/disability-grant-dg>.
Coverage
74% of people with disabilities are covered (2021/2022)
Programme expenditure
The amount allocated to the old age grant, disability grant and funeral cover is NAD 3 072.9 million in 2017/18
Schade, K., La J., & Pick A. (2019). Financing Social Protection in Namibia. Accessible at https://www.oecd.org/countries/namibia/SPSR_Namibia.pdf . Accessed 21 December 2023
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Categorical Targeting
Targeted areas
Target groups
People with disabilities
Elina M. Amadhila and Tuliky Shawapala.2022.Are social protection grants alleviating poverty among vulnerable groups in Namibia? – The case of older persons and persons with disabilities. Accessible at https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/ejc-aref_v14_n2_a8. Accessed 21 December 2023
Eligibility criteria
Citizens and permanent residents aged 16 years and above who have been diagnosed by a state doctor as being temporarily or permanently disabled or having HIV/ AIDS
Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
Cash and funeral cover which amounts to N$ 3 000.00 (US$201.47)
Amount of benefits
N$1 300.00 (US$80.90) per month (2022)
Payment/delivery frequency
Benefit delivery mechanism
Benefit recipients
If the beneficiary is unable to collect the benefit, another person may be appointed to collect in the name of the beneficiary.
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare. n.d. Disability Grant. Windhoek: Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare. Accessed 11 November 2015.
Legal Framework
MIS