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PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Department of Social Development 9 March 2001. REVIEW OF 2000/2001. Focused on alignment of programmes with the Ten Point Plan Improving the quality, quantity and pace of service delivery - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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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