the number of sessions held or the number of participants in attendance, making such efforts seem merely superficial. 19. In the CRPD Second Report, Point 15 and Graph 1.4 feature disability budgets. The NHRC believes that these budgets lack a clear operational definition (such as “gender budgets”) and instead are left to be defined by the competent authorities, thus becoming a mere formality. According to social security expenditure statistics compiled by the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting, and Statistics of the Executive Yuan in reference to the International Labour Organization’s (hereinafter referred to as the ILO) Social Security Inquiry (hereinafter referred to as the SSI), disability benefits amounted to NT$ 47.3 billion in 2016, NT$ 47.5 billion in 2017, NT$ 48.7 billion in 2018, and NT$ 49.1 billion in 2019. However, the form of disability benefits given out by all levels of government still leans towards cash benefits, which comprised more than 60% 6 of disability benefits each year from 2016 to 2019. The government should look to actively improve “social transfers in kind.” Article 5: Equality and non-discrimination 20. Based on opinions gathered from representatives of non-governmental organizations in regional forums, it is apparent to the NHRC that persons with disabilities commonly face discrimination and rejection. After requesting and analyzing data provided by related authorities, the NHRC has raised the following concerns and hoped that the competent authorities are able to proactively undertake internal reviews and provide solutions to eliminate discrimination towards persons with disabilities: (1) Government agencies process very few disability discrimination cases. The MOHW only processed 2 infringement of rights cases filed by persons with disabilities in 2019, and between 2016 and 2019, only one of 22 local governments had an appeal (petition/infringement of rights) 6 According to 2019 social security expenditure statistics compiled by the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting, and Statistics of the Executive Yuan, the disability benefits distributed between 2016 and 2019 were primarily cash benefits, which made up 68.3%, 66.8%, 65.7% and 65.4% respectively, whereas social transfers in kind made up only 31.7%, 33.2%, 34.3% and 34.6% respectively of all disability benefits. 16