Persons with Disabilities Programme
The Persons with Disabilities Programme offers social welfare services to persons with disabilities, their families and caregivers.
The Department of Social Development makes available the following services through its NPO partners:
Residential care services facilities
These are managed by Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) who provide the temporary or permanent care, protection, support, stimulation and rehabilitation of people with disabilities. These services are provided when they can’t be done at home or in the community.
Protective workshop services
Working with NPOs, the Department funds several workshops for people with disabilities. The workshops provide rehabilitation services and “work” opportunities to persons with disabilities who experience barriers in accessing employment in the open labour market.
Day care centres (for both children and adults)
Centres are managed by NPOs to provide daytime supervised care, stimulation, structured programmes and activities. The Department also subsidises the salaries of carers and programme implementers and the safe transportation of children with severe and profound intellectual disabilities at 44-day care centres. The Department of Social Development also embarked on the Provision of Transport to Centres for Children with Severe to Profound Disabilities as part of the Right to Education process. This project was executed through the procurement and conversion of busses as well as an application and adjudication process to ensure that organizations with the greatest need receives priority. To date 4 busses have been handed over to special care centres for children.
Social work services
• Disability awareness and educational programmes;
• Developmental supportive and therapeutic services (social work interventions): counselling, support group programmes;
• Daycare programmes for adults and children with disabilities;
• Support programmes for families/caregivers; and
• Protective workshops services and residential care services.
Helpful information
To access the services, visit any regional office:
Cape Winelands: 023 348 5300
Eden Karoo: 044 814 1687
Metro South: 021 763 6200
Metro North: 021 483 7673
Metro East: 021 812 0909
West Coast: 022 713 2272
You can also contact the tollfree number: 0800 220 250
- Persons with disabilities pamphlet
- Disability Awareness Radio Interview 2021
For more information contact
Services to Persons with Disabilities Programme:
Leandra Sylvester-Rose
Tel: 021 483 4015
E-mail: Leandra.Rose@westerncape.gov.za
Postal Address: Private Bag x 9112, Cape Town, 8000
Physical Address: 14 Queen Victoria Street, Union House, Cape Town, 8000