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Briefing on Social Development Budget Vote 2002/2003
to the National Council of Provinces
Department of Social Development11 June 2002
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Priorities for 2001/2002 Improving social security Programmatic approach to Poverty
Relief Enhancing response to HIV/AIDS Transformation of welfare services Improving functioning of
Department
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Allocation 2001/2002Amount voted R 190 938 000Adjustments
Estimate R 51 219 000Social Grant Arrears R 2 000 000 000Total allocation R 2 242 157 000Projected
expenditure R 2 235 219 000Surplus (unaudited) R 6 938 000
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MTEF-National DepartmentR’000 % increase
2001/02 2 242 157 2002/03 409 261 (447.9)2003/04 406 202 (0.7)2004/05 357 746 (11.9) Net increase after deducting R2 billion grant backpay
reflects R96.745 m for NDA Decreases in outer years reflect reduction in Poverty
Relief allocation and winding down of conditional grant for social security improvement
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MTEF SUMMARYYear Normal
allocationR’000
Special Allocation
R’000
Total Allocation
R’0002002/2003 96 016 313 245 409 261
2003/2004 105 627 300 575 406 202
2004/05 112 043 245 706 357 746
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Departmental Budget 2002/2003Programme 2001/2002
R’0002002/2003
R’000Administration 43 105 145 818
Social Security Policy & Planning
5 410 6 059
Grant Systems & Administration
2 104 253 75 946
Welfare Services Transformation
10 096 14 078
Development Implementation Support
73 227 159 195
Population & Development 6 066 8 165
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Departmental Budget 2002/2003
Amount voted R 409 261 000 Special Allocations
Poverty Relief R 100 000 000 Improvement of Social Security System R 25 000 000 Disaster Relief Funds R 10 000 000 Social Relief R 5 000 000 SOCPEN & new system R 30 000 000 HIV/AIDS R 46 500 000 National Development Agency R 96 745 000
Total Special Allocations R 313 245 000
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Departmental Budget 2002/2003
Amount voted R 409 261 000 Less:Special
Allocations R 313 245 000
Total Operation R 96 016 000 Personnel allocation R 53 564 000 Operational costs R 42 452 000
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Provincial MTEF AllocationR’000
2000/2001 20 929 0002001/2002 23 781 0002002/2003 28 055 0002003/2004 31 252 0002004/2005 33 693 000
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Provincial Allocation 2002/2003 (R’000)Eastern Cape 5 582Free State 1 670Gauteng 3 332KwaZulu-Natal 5 879Limpopo 3 699Mpumalanga 1 971Northern Cape 744North West 2 456Western Cape 2 722
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Social Security 2001/02 Completed norms and standards for
social security Introduced amendments to
Regulations to Social Assistance Act Removing Regulation 11 Assessment panels for disability Policy on review of grants
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Social Security 2001/02 Audit of infrastructure close to completion Investigation into business models for
service delivery Work with Home Affairs to clear backlogs in
issuing birth certificates and identity documents
Established Monitoring, Evaluation and Audit Directorate
Report of Committee of Inquiry into Comprehensive Social Security
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Beneficiaries (May 2002)Eastern Cape 870 665Free State 281 006Gauteng 535 847KwaZulu-Natal 1 080 318Limpopo 682 026Mpumalanga 310 495Northern Cape 119 510North West Province 400 073Western Cape 437 775Total 4 717 715
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CSG Children (May 2002)Eastern Cape 149 953Free State 105 309Gauteng 204 705KwaZulu-Natal 495 055Limpopo 300 392Mpumalanga 131 586Northern Cape 34 756North West Province 164 043Western Cape 149 953Total 1 858 891
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Social Security 2002/03 Improvement programme:
National campaign to register and pay all eligible beneficiaries
Payment of arrears Replace SOCPEN Training programme for social security officials Implement norms and standards Implement programme of monitoring and
auditing Policy and legislation emerging from
Committee of Inquiry
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Welfare Services 2001/02 MINMEC Review of Financing Policy Children:
Discussion paper and first draft of new Child Care Act
Child Protection Register in all provinces
Child abuse protocols implemented in all provinces, being refined
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Welfare Services 2001/02 Children awaiting trial:
Probation Services Amendment Bill Domestic violence training to 200
social workers and 25 lay counsellors
Disability: Draft minimum standards
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Welfare Services 2001/02 Older Persons:
Completed data collection for audit of homes
Following up on complaints received during Ministerial Committee hearings
Draft policy and legislation
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Welfare Services 2001/02 Substance abuse:
Audit of 25 treatment centres Draft minimum standards Replicated UN community-based
services in disadvantaged communities in Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal
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Welfare Services 2002/03 Transformation of welfare services:
Norms and costing of services Audit of services Redrafting Financing Policy Review of legislation Improve conditions of service for social
service professionals
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Welfare Services 2002/03 Children:
Child Care Act Child Abuse strategy Expand diversion programmes Expand secure care facilities
Youth development strategy National Policy on Families Continue implementation of
recommendations w.r.t older persons National Plan of Action on Ageing
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Poverty Relief ProgrammeAllocation Number of Projects Funded
1998/99R203 million
1936
1999/2000R40 million
184
2000/2001R120 million
606
2001/2002R50 million
348
2002/2003R100 million
416
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Poverty Relief 2001/02 Focused on food security, HIV/AIDS
support, women’s income generation projects, older persons, social finance, youth in urban areas, disability
New monitoring and evaluation system developed, piloting to end March 2002
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Poverty Relief 2001/02 Comprehensive audit in progress Simplified application procedures
and grant agreements Assistance to communities with
planning of projects
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ALLOCATION PER PROVINCE
2 9423 8112 238Western Cape44 872
4 4837 2412 6575 0588 1172 4784 9837 617
2001/2002R’000
89 535
8 64615 633
4 31510 44617 429
4 3868 690
16 179
2002/2003R’000
2 887Northern Cape10 229Northern Province5 827North West
59 446TOTAL
6 874Mpumalanga 11 274Kwazulu-Natal
3 190Gauteng5 774Free State
10 449Eastern Cape
2003/2004R’000
POVERTY RELIEF
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Poverty Relief 2002/03 Establish 416 new projects Consolidate existing projects Document good practices Strengthen contribution in ISRDP
and URP
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HIV/AIDS 2001/2002 Allocation was R13.2 million, 90% spent and the
balance committed 185 Home-Based/ Community-based care sites
received support Completed rapid appraisal, which identified 466
existing HBC sites Commissioned State of SA Population Report
focusing on HIV/AIDS Research on development indicators for monitoring
impact of HIV/AIDS Launched training programme for government policy
and planning officials
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Allocation per province- HIV/AIDS
2001/02R’000
2002/03R’000
2003/04R’000
2004/05R’000
E Cape 1 500 4 697 6 488 6 887Free State 1 500 6 510 8 993 9 546Gauteng 1 000 6 836 9 443 10 023KZN 1 500 8 462 11 690 12 410MP 1 500 6 928 9 571 10 160N Cape 1 500 2 604 3 597 3 818Limpopo 1 500 3 069 4 240 4 500NW 1 500 5 348 7 387 7 841W Cape 1 000 2 046 2 826 3 000TOTAL 12 500 46 500 64 235 68 185
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HIV/AIDS 2002/2003 Expand Home-Based Care/
Community-Based Care, including support of sites identified in Rapid Appraisal
Improve information on children and families affected
Expand training programme to include FBOs, NGOs and CBOs
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Non-Profit Organisations 2001/2002 Registration of NPOs:
6287 applications received 4813 registration certificates issued Total registered since introduction of
NPO Act: 10 969 389 organisations de-registered
650 organisations trained
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Non-Profit Organisations 2002/2003 Service delivery audit of National
Councils Intensify capacity building of
emerging NGOs and CBOs Establish Advisory Board on Social
Development
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Population & Development 2001/2002 State of SA Population Report 2001 9 Provincial workshops on State of SA
Population Report 2000 Development of baseline indicators for
monitoring impact of HIV/AIDS on development
Rapid Appraisal on Home-Based/ Community-Based HIV/AIDS projects
Trained 751 government planners in HIV/AIDS
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Population & Development 2002/2003 State of SA Population Report 2002 to
focus on local government Finalise strategy on role of local
government in population and development issues
Expansion of HIV/AIDS training progamme More structured advocacy programme on
population issues
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Cross-cutting Priorities for 2002/2003 Partnerships:
Business for financial and technical assistance to programmes
Religious sector to support implementation
Strengthen volunteerism Moral regeneration NEPAD
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Functioning of Department Implemented new structure:
365 posts; 288 posts filled; 77 posts vacant 16 officials additional to establishment 20 interns
Increased African officials from 47% to 58%; African Senior Management from 50% to 59%
Improved financial management: Internal Audit is functional Fraud & Anti-corruption strategy Financial Misconduct Board in place