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PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Department of Social Development9 March 2001

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REVIEW OF 2000/2001 Focused on alignment of

programmes with the Ten Point Plan

Improving the quality, quantity and pace of service delivery

Enhancing internal operations of the Department

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Allocation 2000/2001

Amount voted R 348 706 000Adjustments

Estimate R 34 559 000Total allocation R 383 265

000Projected

expenditure R 381 017 000Savings R 2 248 000

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Allocation by Programmes

1 Administration R 38 862 0002 Social Security R 145 347 0003 Welfare Information

Service R 1 836 0004 S Welfare Services R 24 225 0005 Social Development R 165 953 0006 Population Unit R 6 723 0007 Auxiliary Services R 319 000

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MTEF-National Department

R’000 % increase2000/01 348 7062001/02 190 938 (45.3)2002/03 233 788 22.42003/04 198 320 (15.1) Decreases reflect a reduced allocation for

poverty relief and other special allocations

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MTEF SummaryYear Normal

allocationR’000

Special AllocationR’000

Total AllocationR’000

2001/2002 77 538 113 400 190 938

2002/2003 78 788 155 000 233 788

2003/2004 82 320 116 000 198 320

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Departmental budget 2001/02

2000/01 2001/02 R ‘000 R’000

Administration 39 525 37 995 Social Security, Policy and Planning 23 588 4 854

Grant systems and administration 123 112 55 514 Welfare Service Transformation 23 215 11 585Development Implement Support 167 036 72 378Population & Development 6 789 8 612

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2001/02 Financial yearAmount voted R 190 938 000 Special Allocations

Poverty Relief R 50 000 000 Improvement of Social Security System R 26 000 000 Disaster Relief Funds R 10 000 000 Improvement of Social

Grant payment System R 14 000 000 HIV/AIDS R 13 400 000

Total Special Allocations R 113 400 000

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2001/02 Financial year

Amount voted R 190 938 000 Less:Special

Allocations R 113 400 000

Total Operation R 77 538 000 Personnel allocation R 43 316 000 Operational costs R 34 222 000

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Social Security Established Committee of Inquiry into

Comprehensive Social Security to develop an affordable system of social protection. Work is in progress and will be completed by end July 2001

Reviewed regulations to Social Assistance Act to eliminate inconsistencies. Amendments to be forwarded to the Portfolio Committee for consideration

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Social Security Improving service delivery:

Reviewed contracts of pay contractors to develop minimum norms and standards

Started development of comprehensive norms and standards for social security, due for completion in July 2001

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Social Security Developed plan to roll-out improvements at

pay points: Prioritise pay points with more than 500

beneficiaries Help desks for all pay points to be staffed with

competent officials equipped with laptop, cellphone, information, table and chair

Training officials and volunteers in first aid Negotiating with SAPS to provide security Negotiations with local authorities for water and

sanitation Temporary tents to provide shelter

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Social Security Information (brochures, radio) on grants and

services disseminated Operations centres to provide on line

information and referral service in National Department, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Cape

Client service charter adopted by provincial social security officials

Completed procedure manual for use by provincial social security officials

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Social Security Infrastructure & Technological

improvements: Providing information and communication

technology to rural areas in Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and Northern Province

All provinces received assistance to replace outdated equipment and upgrade equipment (747 computers provided)

Special equipment to provinces to generate letters to beneficiaries in relevant languages

Started work on development of system to replace current SOCPEN system

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Progress on Child Support GrantProvince Children in

payment% of target

Eastern Cape 158 319 36.5

Free State 56 878 32.0

Gauteng 121 409 241.2

KwaZulu-Natal 246 253 71.5

Mpumalanga 89 616 76.9

Northern Cape 12 651 104.8

Northern Province 171 872 52.6

North West Province

89 867 50.8

Western Cape 46 291 86.0

Total 998 156

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Disaster Relief Disaster areas declared:

1999 - 21; 2000 – 38; 2001 – 1 Progress:

Received 174 000 claims Processed 129 000 claims Paid out R29 million Remaining claims to be paid by end March

Propose amalgamation of Boards

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Social Security Priorities 2001/2002

Options to Cabinet on Comprehensive Social Security

Implement pay point and pay contractor norms and standards

Finalise comprehensive norms and standards and audit of pay points

Significant progress on replacement of SOCPEN

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Poverty Relief ProgrammeAllocation Number of Projects

Funded

1998/99R203 million 1936

1999/2000

R40 million

2000/2001R120 million 606

357

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Poverty Relief Programme Implemented improvements to the

PRP Improved planning and internal controls More varied system of disbursements, e.g.

utilisation of Faith-based organisations Allocation for 2001/2002 is spread over

three years of the MTEF Established a National Poverty Relief

Project Office with a National Programme Manager

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Poverty Relief Programme Improved monitoring:

Regular reporting to MINMEC Assistance from UNDP to refine

monitoring and evaluation system Visits to projects

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Poverty Relief Programme Conducted a mid-term assessment of 1638

projects and found: Over half had good potential for sustainability 72% projects were in rural areas, 26% in urban

areas and 2% in informal settlements 25 956 job opportunities created - 64% of jobs

created benefited women, 24% benefited youth, 12% benefited men and 6% benefited disabled

Capacity building was needed for participants to ensure sustainability of projects

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Poverty Relief Programme

Allocation for 2000/2001: R120 m

Roll-over from 1999/2000: R 37.7 mAmount transferred to IDT: R157.005

mConditional grant to provinces

for Flagship projects R 695 000

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PRP Priorities for 2001/2002 Implement Business plan for 2001/2002

Focus on HIV/AIDS, food security for children, youth development, economic empowerment of women in nodal points of the ISRDS and Urban Renewal Programme

Consolidate projects of previous years Implement new monitoring tool and

evaluation of PRP to document lessons learned

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HIV/AIDS Implementing National Integrated Plan for

Children Infected and Affected by HIV/AIDS – special allocation of R6.8 million, of which R5.62 million has been paid over to the 6 participating provinces and the remainder committed to national department projects

Utilised the Poverty Relief Funds to support home-based and community-based care programmes and HIV/AIDS awareness programmes – total of R10.95 million

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HIV/AIDS Planned joint programme with Department

of Health for a national roll-out of Home-Based and Community-Based care in 2001/2002

Chair the National AIDS and Children Task Team, with work in progress on: Rapid Appraisal on AIDS and children Costing of care Audit of legislation affecting children Directory of services to children

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HIV/AIDS Undertook fact-finding missions to

Uganda and Botswana NPU commissioned research on

HIV/AIDS and published the State of the SA Population Report

Established HIV/AIDS Directorate in the department

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Priorities for 2001/2002 Finalise Social Development Sector

strategy response to HIV/AIDS Develop comprehensive database

on all home-based/community-based projects

Strengthen existing projects Roll-out new project sites Monitoring population trends

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Children and Youth Received R11.7 million from

Netherlands for Transformation of Child & Youth Care System. R10.812 million has been spent and the balance committed for expenditure by end March

Grants totaling R13.9 million were allocated to provinces for one-stop early intervention services

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Children and Youth Progress made on establishing

secure care facilities – each province has at least one facility

Participated in inter-departmental investigation into children awaiting trial – provincial action plans developed and approved and implementation are being monitored

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Children and Youth Computerized child protection

register is being piloted in 5 provinces

Draft Child Protection strategy Draft Youth Development Strategy Drafting of new legislation in

progress

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Women 16 Flagship projects for unemployed

women implemented in provinces: Total of R2 273 000 transferred to provinces 801 women and 913 children benefiting

Established 100 Victim Empowerment Projects, majority providing 24 hour one-stop shop services

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Women Compiled Domestic Violence

Resource Directory for police, courts and welfare offices

Conducted survey of shelters to develop strategy for shelters for abused women

Participating in development of intersectoral strategy for sexual offences

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Older Persons Committee of Inquiry into Abuse and

Neglect of Older Persons Regulations to Aged Persons

Amendment Act completed Draft policy and legislation on Status of

Older Persons to replace Aged Persons Amendment Act

Pilot on integrated community-based care

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Persons with disabilities Improve process of assessment for

grant – regulations to be amended Collaborating with Development

Trust for Disabled People to pilot transformation workshops in all provinces

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Not-for Profit Organisations Registration of NPOs:

5149 applications received (100% increase over 1999)

4090 organisations registered 4120 financial statements received

for 1999 1500 financial statements received

for 2000

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Transformation of welfare services - Priorities for 2001/2002

Focus on transformation of welfare services

Finalise review of Financing Policy Rolling plan of audits of subsidised

institutions Finalise child protection policy Finalise youth development strategy Regulations on secure care

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Transformation of welfare services - Priorities for 2001/2002 New legislation on Older Persons and

implementation of recommendations of Committee

Transformation of protective workshops Policy on services to people with

disabilities in rural areas Evaluate all pilot programmes to

determine readiness for mainstreaming and to document lessons learned

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Transformation of welfare services - Priorities for 2001/2002

Support to Central Drug Authority and Advisory Board on Social Development

Implement monitoring system for NPOs and provide capacity building to assist with compliance with NPO Act

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Population & Development Published State of SA Population

Report Commissioned review of national

and provincial population functions Ongoing information dissemination

and advocacy work

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Transformation of Department New structure developed New Performance Management

System HRD plan for department Employment Equity Plan Range of human resource policies

developed Implementing programme to improve

financial management