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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