1. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
PRESENTATION TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SERVICES
7 April 2005

2. VISION
A caring and integrated system of social development services that facilitates human development and improves the quality of life
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3. MISSION
To ensure the provision of comprehensive social protection services against vulnerability and poverty within the constitutional and legislative framework, and create an enabling environment for sustainable development. The department further aims to deliver integrated, sustainable and quality services in partnership with all those committed to building a caring society.
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4. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OVER MTEF
Development of a comprehensive social security system and Improvement of the integrity of the current social assistance programme
Comprehensive policy in the area of social assistance, social relief of distress, social health insurance, unemployment insurance, road accident fund
Establishment of SASSA
Fraud eradication
Sustainability of social grants (Disability Management and Operation Isidima)
Expansion of the developmental welfare services
Development of an integrated social development services delivery model
Implementation of new policy on financial awards to NGOs
Protection of rights of children and older persons
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5. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OVER MTEF
Expansion of the developmental welfare services -cont
Enhanced response to HIV & Aids pandemic
Expanded Public Works Program
Strengthening of families and creation of sustainable livelihoods
Poverty alleviation and community development
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6. Measurable Objectives
Develop social assistance programmes for children, families and the disabled by formulating and implementing policies and strategies that ensure sustainability of this programme over the medium to long term.
Monitor social assistance delivery and disaster relief by developing norms and standards for business processes and improve compliance, fraud prevention and detection, focusing in particular on improving service delivery and the integrity of the grants administration system
Transfers to provinces to meet statutory obligations to eligible beneficiaries. Set up the South African Social Security Agency.
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7. Measurable Objectives
Develop, monitor and facilitate the implementation of welfare service policies, strategies, programmes and service standards to empower and support vulnerable people, older persons and persons with disabilities, and mitigate the impact of substance abuse and crime.
Develop, monitor and facilitate the implementation of policies, strategies and programmes to empower and support children, youth and families.
Design and monitor policies, strategies and programmes for poverty alleviation and community development and that will also facilitate registration of NPOs and provision of support to strengthen their development implementation capacity to meet the diverse needs of the population of South Africa
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8. Measurable Objectives
Management of policy development and implementation strategies for children and families infected and affected by HIV and Aids, and facilitate the rollout of home community based care and support programmes.
Research, capacity-building and dissemination of information on population and development trends to facilitate population policy implementation through intergovernmental programmes.
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9. Recent Outputs Social Security Policy and Planning
Passing Social Assistance Act, (2004) and the South African Social Security Agency Act (2004)
Studies on impact of social grants, child headed households, access to foster and child support grants, mechanisms for short-term relief to vulnerable households and social relief of distress were completed.
A demographic and financial model for projecting eligible grant beneficiaries and associated costs was developed
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10. Recent Outputs Grant Administration and Payments
Currently providing social grants to over 9 million beneficiaries
norms and standards for grant administration and delivery were further refined and implemented
Review of the grants administration procedure manual
Improvement of IT systems, especially of the grant payment system, SOCPEN
A modern call centre technology was installed
A fraud hotline and fraud register were implemented
SOCPEN data interrogated and compared with systems of other departments, providing reports that identified possibly fraudulent activities.
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11. Recent Outputs Grant Administration and Payments
A service delivery monitoring report, which included a beneficiary satisfaction survey for social security service delivery, was completed
Extensive training of officials provided through SAMDI
Disaster relief amounting to R60 million was provided to communities affected by the drought in seven provinces: the Eastern Cape, Free State, Kwazulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and Northern Cape
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12. Recent Outputs
Strengthening the developmental and preventative thrust of social welfare services
Children’s bill and Older Person’s bill were tabled in Parliament
Draft norms and standards for social welfare services developed
A policy on financial awards to non-governmental organisations and service providers has been finalised
Minimum norms and standards for in-patient treatment centres and training have been completed
The national drug master plan is currently being consulted on and refined
The child protection register has been compiled in seven provinces
Draft policy framework and strategy on child abuse, neglect and exploitation has been completed
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13. Recent Outputs
Strengthening the developmental and preventative thrust of social welfare services -cont
Draft integrated developmental service delivery model developed
A victim epmowerment strategy that provides guidance on setting up and managing shelters for women and their children has been developed
Department and Umsobomvu Youth Fund have developed plans to train 500 unemployed young people as probation officers, as part of the National Youth Service Programme
orphans and vulnerable children and child-headed households have been identified and are receiving appropriate care and support services
Draft policy framework for orphand & other chldren made vulnerable by HIV and Aids developed
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14. Recent Outputs Population and Development.
International and regional population activities
African & SADC Minister’s conferences on progress with implementing the programme of action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)+10
Joint Population Conference 2004 held and conducted evaluation workshops on progress with ICPD PoA in South Africa
Local population & development integration
Pilot projects in few provinces (EC, WC,KZN & LP)
Local research i.e. HIV & Aids responses; sustainable development
Supportive research programme in 21 nodes (ISRDP implementation by DSD & partners) designed
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15. Recent Outputs Population and Development. Capacity building Research
HIV and Aids training for government planners implemented and evaluated
Applied population studies and research programme with University of KZN reviewed
Research
Research on social development indicators, the mapping of home community based care (HCBC) and identifying gaps in the provision of HCBC completed.
“Umbrella” research project on impact of HIV & Aids on DSD services (DFID funded)
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16. BUDGET STRUCTURE CHANGES
Existing
New
Prog 1: Administration
Prog 2: Social Security Policy and Planning
Prog 3: Grant Systems and Administration
Prog 3: Grant Systems and Service Delivery Assurance
Prog 4: Soc Sec Serv Delivery Assurance
Prog 4: Social Assistance
Prog 5: Welfare Serv Transformation
Prog 6: Children, Families and Youth Development
Prog 7: Poverty Alleviation
Prog 7: Development Implementation Support
Prog 8: HIV and Aids
Prog 8: HIV and Aids **
Prog 9: Population and Development
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17. BUDGET STRUCTURE CHANGES
In response to the decision to shift the social security function to national, the ff changes to the dept budget structure were necessary:
Grant Admin & Service Delivery Assurance programmes were combined to give special focus on service delivery improvement, managing the transition towards establishment of Agency and monitoring and evaluation;
A new Social Assistance programme has been created to account for the R55 billion for grants shifted to national dept.
The name ‘Poverty Alleviation’ was changed to the original name ‘Development Implementation Support’ in order to recognise the integrated developmental services provided under this programme besides poverty relief.
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18. MTEF Summary Year Normal allocation R’000 Special Allocation
Total Allocation
2004/2005
2005/2006
2006/2007
2007/2008
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19. Special Allocations 2005/06 – 2007/08
Project
2004/05
R’000
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
Voted
Social Security Grants
Social Security Administration -
Disaster and Social Relief
15 000
Emergency Food Relief
HIV and AIDS
70 180
National Development Agency
Improvement of Grants System Integrity / Service Delivery
40 000
50 000
60 000
Establishment of SASSA
55 000
loveLife Groundbreaker
36 000
Total Special Allocations
TOTAL OPERATIONAL BUDGET
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20. MTEF ALLOCATION BY PROGRAMME
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
P1:Administration
70 963
98 042
P2: Social Security, Policy and Plan
12 954
15 268
16 073
16 877
P3: Grant Systems & Service Delivery
P4: Social Assistance
P5: Welfare Service Trans
17 921
20 518
21 610
22 690
P6: Children,Families & Youth
15 521
17 991
18 963
19 932
P7: Development Implementation
P8: HIV and AIDS
78 290
P9: Population and Development
11 153
12 896
13 630
14 311
TOTAL
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21. ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION
Personnel
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
COMPENSATION OF EMPLOY
98 471
GOODS AND SERVICES
TRANSFERS AND SUBSIDIES
PAYMENTS FOR CAPITAL ASSET
3 416
5 195
4 331
4 549
TOTAL
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22. Conditional Grants
2004/05
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23. 2004/05 Conditional Grants
The following Conditional Grants are managed by the Department of Social Development in the 2004/05 and subsequent MTEF years:
HIV and AIDS Programme (National Integrated Plan for Children Infected and Affected by HIV/AIDS)
Extension of the Child Support Grant
Food Emergency Relief Programme
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24. HIV and AIDS Grant Purpose:
Provide social welfare services to orphans and vulnerable children who are infected and affected by HIV and Aids, within family and community context, in partnership with non profit making organizations (NGOs, CBOs and other community organizations);
Develop and support institutional structures and professionals, community workers and child and youth care workers through targeted training programmes in order to ensure effective delivery of services
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25. 2004/05 Grant Framework Outputs set:
Numbers of orphans receiving appropriate care and support increased
50 % of identified children & families receive essential material assistance
50% of the identified vulnerable children will be provided with alternative care
60% of care givers identified from communities, NGO’s, CBO’s, faith based organisations, families and volunteers to be capacitated through training and support
70% of the identified children and families provided with counseling and support services
Number of coordinating structures and partnerships for management and maintenance of social welfare services to children infected and affected by HIV and AIDS increased
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26. HIV and AIDS – Spending as at 28 Feb 2005
R 11,2 m saving
HIV and AIDS – Spending as at 28 Feb 2005
Projection
79,95%
Spending
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27. HIV and AIDS spending by province as at 28 February 2005
Total Available 2004/05
Transferred to
Amount
Projections
Estimated %
Provinces
Spent
up to
Surplus
spent
as at end of
31-Mar-05
(Deficit)
of the
Feb-05
transferred
R’000
amount
Eastern Cape
7,089
4,621
2,342
126
65.19%
Free State
9,825
6,213
1,425
2,187
63.24%
Gauteng
10,315 -
100.00%
KwaZulu-Natal
15,680
12,773
8,327
4,446
2,907
Limpopo
4,634
4,994
(360)
107.77%
Mpumalanga
12,238
10,456
8,282
3604
352
79.21%
Northern Cape
4,605
3,930
3,822
783
97.25%
North West
8,693
8,070
6,447
2,088
158
79.89%
Western Cape
3,088
TOTAL
76,167
70,180
56,109
14,688
5,370
79.95%
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28. Major Variance Analysis
Explanation of major variances
Eastern Cape
According to records an amount of R2, was spent in March 2005 leaving a balance of only Prov indicated that a further amount of R was also spent but may be misallocated and this leaves a final saving of R
North West
An amount of R2, was spent in March 2005 and this makes the rate of spending to be at 98% by end of March 2005.
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29. Major Variance Analysis
KwaZulu-Natal
Province reported that an amount of R4,446 was spent in March 2005 giving us a spending rate of 81,4% by end of fin year
Mpumalanga
The province indicated that an amount of R3,604 million was spent in March 2005 giving us a spending rate of 97,1% by end of financial year.
Free State
No feedback could be obtained from Free State
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30. 2004/05 - HIV and AIDS Achievements:
A total number of orphans and children living in child headed households have been identified and are receiving appropriate care and support services;
The programme managed to reach Families and were assisted with the following services:
Food parcels distributed;
identified vulnerable children referred for alternative care
701 school uniforms distributed;
2 518 families received material assistance in the form of clothing, blankets, food supplements, bereavement support and burial assistance.
115 income generating projects were strengthened.
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31. 2004/05 - HIV and AIDS Achievements:
3 491 children have been referred for foster care placement;
4116 caregivers received training
4691 caregivers received stipends
Psychosocial support has been provided to children and families infected and affected by HIV and Aids. 465 Support groups established and strengthen.
627 child care forums established
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32. 2004/05 - HIV and AIDS Challenges:
Scaling up response to meet needs of vulnerable children and families;
Lack of dedicated staff in some provincial departments;
Need to strengthen partnerships with implementing agencies, such as NGOs and CBOs; and
Capacity building of implementation support organisations.
Non-availability of coordinated Data base for OVC
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33. 2004/05 - HIV and AIDS Actions taken
Significant increases allocated to provinces over the next MTEF cycle will ensure rapid scale up of this programme
Provinces requested to appoint more contract workers
Through DFID funding, dept will be capacitating CBO/NGOs over a period of 4 years
Orphans & Vulnerable Children (OVC) policy framework and guidelines will be finalised by end of March this year.
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34. CHILD SUPPORT EXTENSION GRANT
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35. 2004/05 Grant Framework Purpose:
Fund extension of child support grant to eligible children between the ages of 7 to 14 years, (entitlement coming to an end on the child’s 14th birthday) phased in over three years, and to cover associated administrative and payment costs
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36. 2004/05 Grant Framework Outputs:
Number of children between the ages of 7 and 14 years who access the grant according to the proposed annual phasing in as follows:
Children from 7 years to under the age of 9 years in 2003/04 with target of per annum
Children from 9 years to under the age of 11 years in 2004/05 with the target of per annum
Children from 7 years to under the age of 14 years in 2005/06 with the target of
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37. Child Support Extension Grant 2004/05 Spending
R 137,6 m deficit
Projection
93,1%
Spending
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38. Child Support Extension Grant spending by province as at 28 February 2005
Total Available 2004/05
Transferred to
Amount
Projections
Estimated %
Provinces
Spent
up to
Surplus
spent
as at end of
31-Mar-05
(Deficit)
of the
Feb-05
transferred
R’000
amount
Eastern Cape
902,977
677,695
116,383
108,899
75.05%
Free State
245,730
240,558
186,462
28,026
31,242
77.51%
Gauteng
220,490
344,423
38,146
(162,079)
156.21%
KwaZulu-Natal
780,247
698,590
69,212
12,445
89.53%
Limpopo
573,943
624,598
9,845
(60,500)
108.83%
Mpumalanga
260,013
327,441
26,416
(93,844)
125.93%
Northern Cape
68,020
65,272
61,448
6,572 -
94.14%
North West
428,407
416,186
292,049
110,137
26,221
70.17%
Western Cape
202,113
190,314
183,801
18,310 2
96.58%
TOTAL
3,681,940
3,650,000
3,396,507
423,047
(137,614)
93.05%
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39. Child Support Extension Grant
Observations
In 2004/05, projected under expenditure by Eastern Cape, Free State and North West
All other provinces may overspent, more significantly Gauteng, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga
KZN and Northern Cape has improved dramatically in terms of their targets and expenditure
Assumptions:
Targets based on 1996 Census, needs updating
Census 2001 indicate significant migration to Gauteng and Western Cape from North West and Eastern Cape respectively
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40. Child Support Extension Grant
Challenges:
Overspending significant in Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Eastern Cape and North West are struggling to reach their targets. This can be attributed amongst others to belt tightening effected in this province.
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41. Child Support Extension Grant
Actions
Where overspending is projected, provinces requested additional funding in adjustment estimates.
National project team for the CSG and a monitoring team looking at the integrity of applications
To address under-achieving, provinces increased staff capacity
Ongoing work with other role players, like Home Affairs, civil society like Access
The model that informs targets is being revised
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42. FOOD EMERGENCY RELIEF
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43. Food Emergency Relief Purpose:
Provide food relief to vulnerable individuals and households
Outputs:
Number of beneficiaries (households and individuals) receiving food relief
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44. Food Emergency Relief R 173,73 m saving Projection 17,8% Spending
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45. Food Emergency Relief Grant spending by province as at 28 February 2005, updated
Total Available 2004/05
Transferred to
Amount
Projections
Estimated %
Provinces
Spent
up to
Surplus
spent
as at end of
31-Mar-05
(Deficit)
of the
Feb-05
transferred
R’000
amount
Eastern Cape
94,133
2,281
207
91,645
2.42%
Free State
38,104
37,334
1,040 -
37,064
2.79%
Gauteng
27,904
17,922 23
9,959
64.23%
KwaZulu-Natal
88,901
68,185
20,862
385
67,654
30.60%
Limpopo
61,146
19,252
41,894
0.00%
Mpumalanga
27,651
11,605
5,723
10,323
41.97%
Northern Cape
10,142
9,998
666
440
9,036
6.66%
North West
42,667
41,615
20,344
1,065
21,258
48.89%
Western Cape
20,118
20,034
535
3,982
15,601
2.67%
TOTAL
410,766
388,000
75,255
31,0770
304,434
19.40%
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46. Food Emergency Relief Achievements:
The distribution of food parcels in 2003/04 was largely successful although there were numerous challenges;
Increase government services to the poorest of the poor;
Programme responds to immediate household needs;
Communication and stakeholder mobilization;
Strengthen volunteer movement;
Capturing of beneficiaries that require access to social grants;
Attempts to co-ordinate and integrate fragmented social cluster poverty relief programme;
Mobilise and empower communities about sustainability programmes/projects.
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47. Food Emergency Relief Challenges: 2003/04
Lack of commitment and insufficient joint planning by other members of the stakeholder forum / government departments;
The allocated 3% of the total budget for administration purposes is inadequate;
Lack of transport and limited human resources;
Due to the nature of this programme, it is susceptible to possible abuse and manipulation and very difficult to control
Limited food supply compared to the number of poor households in need causes serious tensions amongst communities
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48. Food Emergency Relief 2004/05 Challenges: (continued)
Lack of sustainability element of the programme itself is problematic
The current delivery model is a short-term relief measure for poor with no medium to long-term focus. It was initially conceived as an emergency relief.
The current delivery model, which is based on competitive bidding process is problematic
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49. Food Emergency Relief Actions to address challenges
A comprehensive policy on social relief of distress is being developed
A new service delivery model has been conceived focusing on integrated social development services. Main outputs are:
Integrated welfare services delivered through NGOs, NPOs & CBOs
Short-term relief according to needs identified by provinces, e.g. drop-in centres, soup kitchens etc
A new conditional grant that is less restrictive to provinces has been proposed
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50. 2005/06 PROPOSED GRANTS

51. MTEF Conditional Grant Summary
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
R thousand
Social Development
55,931,759
61,204,563
66,138,889
(a) Integrated Social Development Services
388,000
411,280
431,844
(b) HIV and Aids (Community-Based Care)
138,391
138,854
142,797
(c) Administration of Social Assistance
3,382,055
3,584,320
3,734,190
(d) Social Assistance Grants
52,023,313
57,070,109
61,830,058
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52. Integrated Social Development Services
Purpose:
To enable the provinces to support and provide appropriate social welfare services and development interventions, and for immediate and appropriate short-term relief to vulnerable individuals and households who are not eligible and not receiving any form of assistance in terms of the Social Assistance Act, 1992 or Social Assistance Act, 2004 whenever this comes into effect.
Measurable Outputs:
Number of social welfare services and development intervention projects and/ or programmes delivered
Number of individuals and households provided with short-term relief
Number of implementation agents in partnership with for service delivery
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53. PROPOSED ALLOCATION Province 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 % 2006/07 2007/08
Allocation
allocation of
R'000
Eastern Cape
94,133
24.26%
99,781
104,770
Free State
37,334
9.62%
39,574
41,553
Gauteng
27,904
7.19%
29,578
31,057
Kwazulu-Natal
68,185
17.57%
72,276
75,890
Limpopo
61,146
15.76%
64,815
68,055
Mpumalanga
27,651
7.13%
29,310
30,776
Northern Cape
9,998
2.58%
10,598
11,128
North West
41,615
10.73%
44,112
46,317
Western Cape
20,034
5.16%
21,236
22,298
Total
388,000
100.00%
411,280
431,844
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54. PROPOSED ALLOCATION Province 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 % 2006/07 2007/08
Allocation
allocation of
R'000
Eastern Cape
6,658
7,089
13,979
10.10%
14,026
14,424
Free State
9,228
9,825
19,374
14.00%
19,439
19,991
Gauteng
9,690
10,315
20,341
14.70%
20,409
20,988
Kwazulu-Natal
11,996
12,773
25,188
18.20%
25,272
25,990
Limpopo
4,353
4,634
9,138
6.60%
9,169
9,429
Mpumalanga
9,821
10,456
20,619
14.90%
20,688
21,275
Northern Cape
3,691
3,930
7,750
5.60%
7,776
7,996
North West
7,580
8,070
15,914
11.50%
15,967
16,420
Western Cape
2,900
3,088
6,089
4.40%
6,110
6,283
Total
65,917
70,180
138,391
100.00%
138,854
142,797
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55. Social Assistance Transfers
Purpose:
To fund social assistance transfer payments to eligible beneficiaries in terms of the Social Assistance Act, 1992 (or the Social Assistance Act, 2004 once this new Act becomes operational)
Measurable Outputs:
The monthly number of social assistance beneficiaries in payment for each grant category
The monthly number of people in receipt of social relief of distress
Beneficiaries on the system relative to estimates of eligible numbers and spending relative to allocated budgets
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56. PROPOSED ALLOCATION Province 2005/06 % 2006/07 2007/08 allocation of
allocation of
R'000
Eastern Cape
9,946,979
19.12%
11,049,415
11,951,314
Free State
3,725,860
7.16%
4,103,041
4,447,815
Gauteng
6,454,145
12.41%
7,221,414
7,838,460
Kwazulu-Natal
11,986,896
23.04%
13,012,642
14,006,710
Limpopo
6,814,594
13.10%
7,375,574
7,974,876
Mpumalanga
3,531,761
6.79%
3,834,151
4,163,859
Northern Cape
1,232,391
2.37%
1,349,015
1,461,636
North West
4,328,016
8.32%
4,873,356
5,345,759
Western Cape
4,002,671
7.69%
4,251,501
4,639,629
Total
52,023,313
100.00%
57,070,109
61,830,058
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57. Social Assistance Administrations
Purpose:
To fund the administration of social assistance grants which are payable in terms of the Social Assistance Act, 1992 (or the Social Assistance Act, 2004 once this new Act becomes operational)
Measurable Outputs:
As agreed between the transferring and receiving officers and set out per province in the monitoring plan to be submitted in terms of the Division of Revenue Act, 2005 and encompassing the following performance areas:
Grant process integrity
Service delivery quality
Business planning and financial management
Fraud minimisation
Beneficiary payment processes and management of payment contractors
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58. PROPOSED ALLOCATION Province 2005/06 % 2006/07 2007/08 allocation of
allocation of
R'000
Eastern Cape
649,890
1.25%
696,113
717,079
Free State
232,876
0.45%
242,899
255,044
Gauteng
350,000
0.67%
375,514
391,923
Kwazulu-Natal
784,235
1.51%
819,796
840,402
Limpopo
500,000
0.96%
516,290
542,292
Mpumalanga
246,139
0.47%
268,391
283,142
Northern Cape
94,688
0.18%
97,710
102,596
North West
287,993
0.55%
316,768
327,974
Western Cape
236,234
250,839
273,738
Total
3,382,055
6.50%
3,584,320
3,734,190
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59. Thank you
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