21 st April 2010 27 November 20151 Select Committee on Social Services National Council of Provinces THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS’ BUDGET VOTE

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Select Committee on Social ServicesNational Council of Provinces

THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS’ BUDGET VOTE

AND STRATEGIC PLAN

"Building a Caring Society. Together"

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CONTENT• Strategic OverviewStrategic Overview• Priorities for the next 5 yearsPriorities for the next 5 years• Linking priorities with outcomesLinking priorities with outcomes• Strategic Objectives & MeasuresStrategic Objectives & Measures• Recent AchievementsRecent Achievements• 2010/11 Allocations2010/11 Allocations

PURPOSEPURPOSE• To brief the Select Committee on the To brief the Select Committee on the

Department’s strategic plan and the budget that Department’s strategic plan and the budget that supports the implementation thereof.supports the implementation thereof.

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Strategic Overview• Over the past 15 years, the Department has implemented a

number of policies that contribute to creating an inclusive society that is attentive to the rights and needs of the most vulnerable.

• The key strategic objective is to implement appropriate policy interventions that respond to the immediate needs of individuals and communities, while at the same time engaging in policy & research to explore long term solutions that will address systemic poverty and inequality.


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Strategic Overview• Areas of focus are social security, welfare service and

community development which are delivered through provincial departments of social development, entities (SASSA and NDA), the Central Drug Authority and Network of Non Governmental Organizations.


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DSD priorities for the next 3-5 yearsDSD priorities for the next 3-5 years• Building a comprehensive Social Security System including

income support and safety net for the destitute• Care and protection for the vulnerable groups, especially

children, women & people with disabilities.• Strengthening of family and communities• Transforming social relations with specific focus on gender

and victim empowerment• Strengthening of institutional capacity to deliver quality

services• Reinforce participation in key bilateral and multilateral

initiatives that contributes most to poverty eradication

Linking priorities with outcomes


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Manifesto2009

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Outcomes

Priority FrameworkManifesto MTSF priority Outcomes DSD priority

areaDSD strategicintervention

Creation of decent work and sustainable livelihoods (1)

Speeding up economic growth & transform the economy to create decent wok & sustainable livelihoods (1)

Decent employment through inclusive growth

Comprehensive Social Security including income support and safety net for the destitute

Reduce income poverty among poor and vulnerable South Africans

Coherent policy on Social Relief of Distress provision

Comprehensive social insurance system




Speeding up economic growth & transform the economy to create decent wok & sustainable livelihoods



Establish a system for adjudicating social assistance appeals

To help create decent work through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) in the social sector







Reduce income poverty among poor and vulnerable South Africans

Assist youth to access decent work and participate in the mainstream economy







Improve income, asset and capabilities of poor families and communities



The fight against crime and corruption (2)

Intensity the fight against crime & corruption (2)

All people in South Africa are and feel safe

Care and protection for the vulnerable groups, especially children and women

To significantly reduce social crime

To reduce substance abuse



The fight against crime and corruption (2)

Intensity the fight against crime & corruption

All people in South Africa are and feel safe


Reduce the risk of sexual and physical violence against women (gender based violence)

Transforming social relations with specific focus on gender and victim empowerment

Promote gender equality (dismantling of patriarchy



Education (3) Strengthen the skills and human resource base (3)

Skilled and capable workforce to support an inclusive growth

Invest and ensure the provision of quality social welfare services to children including those in need of care & protection (i.e. ECD)



Rural development, food security and land reform (4)

A comprehensive rural development strategy linked to land & agrarian reform & food security (4)

Vibrant, equitable, sustainable rural communities contributing towards food security for all

Strengthening of family and communities

To support and strengthen family and community interventions that foster social cohesion



Health (5) Improve the health profile of society (5)

A long and healthy life for all South Africans

Reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS, and minimise its psychosocial impact



Massive programs to build economic & social infrastructure (6)

Strengthening of institutional capacity to deliver quality services

Provide social infrastructure that supports integrated service delivery



Build a developmental state, including improving of public service s and strengthening democratic institutions (7)

An efficient, effective and development oriented public service and an empowered, fair and inclusive citizenship


Create sustainable environment for service delivery partners

Improve sector performance through research, planning and process improvement



Build a developmental state, including improving of public service s and strengthening democratic institutions

An efficient, effective and development oriented public service and an empowered, fair and inclusive citizenship


Institutionalize evidence-based policy-making in the DSD and the social sector

Promote evidence-based policy-making and social affairs in the region



Building cohesive, caring and sustainable communities (8)

Responsive, accountable , effective and efficient Local Government system

Sustainable human settlement & improved quality of household life


To support and strengthen family and community interventions that foster social cohesion




Responsive, accountable , effective and efficient Local Government system



To implement youth programmes that assist youth to access decent work and participate in the mainstream economy






To improve social welfare services to older people, including those in need of care and protection






To protect and promote the rights of people with disabilities

To invest in and ensure the provision of quality social welfare services to children, including those in need of care and protection



Pursue regional development, African advancement and enhanced international cooperation (9)

Create a better, South Africa, a better Africa and a better world

Reinforce participation in key bilateral and multilateral initiatives that contributes most to poverty eradication



Sustainable resources management use (10)

Protect and enhance our environmental assets and natural resources

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND MEASURES


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PROGRAMME 2: Comprehensive Social Security


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Objectives and measures• Expand the social assistance safety net by:

– Phasing in [over the MTEF period] the extension of the child support grant to eligible children under the age of 18 years

– Implementing the final phase for the old age grant during 2010/11 – this brings the qualifying age to 60 for both males and females

– Draft Social Assistance Amendment Bill

– Develop an assessment tool for children with disabilities and health care needs

– Introduce consolidated policy and legislation on social relief


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Objectives and measures• Development of proposals for mandatory social insurance

measures that will provide income support in the event of disability, the death of the bread winner and old age by March 2011.– Approve policy on mandatory retirement provisions

– Draft blueprint for National Social Security Fund (NSSF)

– Draft blueprint for revised social security institutional framework


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Objectives and measures• Improve access to social grants in accordance with social

assistance legislation and administrative justice by:– Developing a social assistance appeals adjudication policy

and legislative framework – Publish regulations under the current Social Assistance Act

– Adjudicate lodged appeals, prioritised according to the FIFO (first in first out) principle

– adjudicating all new appeals within 90 days– eliminating the 60 000 backlog of appeals by March 2012


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Objectives and measures• Improve access to social grants in accordance with social

assistance legislation and administrative justice by:– Develop an appeals adjudication institutional model – Implementation of an appeals business and information

enterprise– Establish and operationalise regionally based Appeals

Adjudication structures and capabilities

– Operationalise regionally based bulk volume capturing processes and build appropriate regional data warehouses


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Recent achievements• Just over 13 million South Africans qualified for social assistance

in 2008/09. • The progressive implementation of the age equalisation process

is on track and will be concluded in 2010. Roughly 200 000 men will benefit from this.

• In 2008/09, 128 individuals were appointed to serve on the Independent Tribunal for Social Assistance Appeals.

• 60 970 appeals have been lodged and 13 269 of these were considered and finalized.

• An estimated 19 000 backlog cases are expected to be settled by March 2010 and increased funding has been available to eradicate all backlogs by March 2012.


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PROGRAMME 3 : Welfare Services


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Objectives and measures…• Reduce the risk of sexual and physical violence against women

(gender based violence) by:– Developing and facilitating the implementation of prevention

programmes on gender based violence by March 2011– Developing and facilitating the implementation of

rehabilitation programmes for victims of human trafficking by March 2011

– Implement shelter strategy– Facilitating the rollout of the men and boys strategy on

gender based violence by March 2011


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Objectives and measures…• Support and strengthen families and communities by:

– finalizing the draft white paper for services to families by March 2011

– Build capacity for implementation

– Develop draft M&E Framework – Developing programmes and services to preserve families by

March 2011.


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Objectives and measures…• Reduce social crime by:

– strengthening the capacity of civil society organisations in the victim empowerment area over the MTEF period

– Victim empowerment legislation research report

– Develop costing model for Victim Empowerment programme– developing responsive secure care models (blue print,

minimum norms and standards) by March 2012– Approve norms and standards

– Pilot Generic Indicator Set (GIS) at site level in three provinces


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Objectives and measures…– getting the national policy framework and accreditation

system for diversion programmes tabled in Parliament for implementation by non-profit organizations and government by March 2011

– developing responsive secure care models (blue print, minimum norms and standards) by March 2012

– Approve norms and standards– getting the national policy framework and accreditation

system for diversion programmes tabled in Parliament for implementation by non-profit organizations and government by March 2011.

– Draft Social Crime Prevention Strategy

– Develop five social crime prevention programmes


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Objectives and measures…

• Reduce substance abuse and related criminal acts leading to a drug free society by:– finalising the regulations on substance abuse by March 2011– facilitating the rollout of the ‘Ke Moja’ campaign [Anti-Drugs

and Alcohol Programs] by March 2011– developing a monitoring and assessment tool for substance

abuse services by March 2012– reviewing and coordinating the implementation of the mini

drug master plan by March 2011– Strengthen and support institutional mechanism for

implementing NDMP (National Drug Master Plan)


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Objectives and measures…

– Approve Social Crime Prevention Strategy over the MTEF period

– Develop five social crime prevention programmes

– Approve norms and standards for secure care

– Approve policy framework and accreditation system diversion programmes


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Objectives and measures…• Create an environment that enables the promotion,

development and protection of older persons’ rights by:– Piloting a community based model in 3 provinces by March

2011– Audit intergenerational programmes

– Complete situational analysis of Community-Based Care Services

– Pilot implementation of norms and standards in two communities in KZN

– Develop South African Plan of Action, guidelines for implementation, and monitoring tool


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Objectives and measures…– facilitating the implementation of the Older Persons Act

(2006), in accordance with the Madrid International Plan embodied in the South African Plan of Action for older persons [March 2011]

– Complete situational analysis of Community-Based Care Services


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Objectives and measures…• Protect and promote the rights of people with disabilities by:

– aligning social services policies and programmes for people with disabilities with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by March 2012

– Complete assessment & audit report on aligning DSD policies, programmes and services with the UN Convention

– developing legislation on social services for people with disabilities by March 2012

– developing and facilitating the implementation of the social development specific disability mainstreaming strategy by the end of 2013


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Objectives and measures…– Develop DSD-specific disability mainstreaming strategy– developing psycho-social programmes to enhance the

wellbeing and self-esteem of youth with disabilities by March 2013

• Create a sustainable environment for social development service delivery by:

– Implementing the recruitment and retention strategy for social workers over the MTEF period

– Developing and facilitating the implementation of the minimum norms and standards for social welfare services by March 2013


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Objectives and measures…– Developing and facilitating the implementation of a costing

model (with funding norms) for the delivery of social welfare services by June 2011

– Developing a social development funding policy and guidelines by June 2010.

– Develop Draft Policy on Social Services Professions

– Consult on and review policy on Financial Awards to Service Providers (PFA)

– Refine draft policy on provision of social welfare services


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Objectives and measures• Facilitate the provision of quality social welfare services to

children, including those in need of care and protection, by ensuring:– the implementation of the Children’s Act (2005) over the

MTEF period– Implement Child Protection Register– the development and implementation of a strategy to

expand national adoption services by March 2013– the implementation of the national surveillance study on

child abuse and neglect (phase 2) by March 2013– Develop programmes for preventing child abuse, neglect and

exploitation


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Objectives and measures…– the transformation of residential care facilities for children

into child and youth care centres by March 2013– the implementation of the national integrated plan for early

childhood development by March 2013– the development and implementation of a policy framework

and guidelines for statutory services for child headed households and children living on the streets by March 2013.

– Implement strategy for providing services to children living and working on the streets

– Develop draft Integrated Parenting Framework


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Objectives and measures– Complete Phase 2: Pilot Study on the national Surveillance

Study on Child Abuse, Exploitation and Neglect

– Develop transformation strategy for Child and Youth Care Centres

– Pilot cluster foster care models

– Comply with norms and standards, strategies, and transformation of services and programmes

– Build capacity to implement the Children’s Act, regulations, norms and standards, practice guidelines, and indicators

– Develop strategy for providing services to orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in drop-in centres

– Implement International Social Services Programme


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Objectives and measures– Develop partial care strategy for children

– Implement Home Community-Based Care (HCBC) for ECD

– Audit of Partial Care and ECD programmes


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Recent achievements• In 2009/10, the business plan for the implementation of the

second and third phase of the norms and standards project was developed. The programme management structures were established at the national and provincial levels.

• The norms and standards project will continue over the MTEF period and should result in improved welfare service delivery across the sector.

• In 2009, 5 250 bursaries were made available to social work students and universities across the country. The department is currently consulting with universities to increase capacity within their faculties for social work studies. In future, a portion of this budget may be set aside as a direct grant to social work schools.


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PROGRAMME 4 : Community Development


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Objectives and measures…• Enhance the livelihoods of poor households and communities by:

– facilitating the implementation of the guidelines for social cooperatives in all provinces by March 2012

– facilitating linkages between community based organisations and community food banks by March 2012

– Develop skills development plan for community development practitioners

– Develop Occupation Framework for Social Services

– Develop Community Development Strategy

– Discussion document on norms and standards

– Develop a programme implementation and programme funding protocol


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Objectives and measures…– Identify and quantify community-driven pilot projects for

implementation at local the level

– Link 4 500 beneficiaries to existing and new development projects/programmes

– Develop action plan for implementing the Toolkit

– Train 50 CDPs facilitate community development

– Develop Integrated Community Development Plans

– Develop guidelines for establishing social co-operatives

– Support four provinces to establish food banks

– Support CBOs to link with the food bank network


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Objectives and measures…– Develop contract agreements and undertake site visits to all

funded CBOs

– Consolidate lessons learnt from the management of partnering organisations

• Develop and facilitate the implementation of responsive and focused youth development programmes by:– researching the impact of poverty on youth development by

March 2012– Train 100 MYPP mentors

– Develop exist strategies for MYPP

– Co-ordinate development of business plans in consultation with Older Persons Directorate


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Objectives and measures…– 100 youths to participate in intergenerational programmes

– Link youths to economic opportunities– conducting an audit of youth development services in North

West, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Free State, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape by March 2011

• Contribute to reducing the incidence and minimise the psycho-social impact of HIV and AIDS as well as the burden of the disease by:

– Facilitating the development and implementation of behaviour change programmes by 2012


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Objectives and measures– Train staff in all provinces to implement social behaviour

change programmes

– Implement NAP (National Action Plan)

– Strengthen co-ordination with development partners, NGOs and governance structures

– 10% of municipalities to utilise Maternal Orphan database

– Analyse research findings and data on children affected by HIV/AIDS


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Objectives and measures

– Facilitating the implementation of the integrated home community based care monitoring and evaluation system by March 2013

– Monitoring compliance with the norms and standards for home community based care on a quarterly basis to confirm that 90 per cent of funded non-profit organisations comply with norms and standards


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Objectives and measures• Contribute to reducing the incidence and minimise the psycho-

social impact of HIV and AIDS as well as the burden of the disease by:– Monitoring the implementation of the loveLife prevention

programmes for youth on a quarterly basis to confirm that 500 youth are reached by the end of each year

– 35 districts to implement monitoring and evaluation system

– 15 000 caregivers trained


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Objectives and measures– 30% of HCBC organisations to comply with norms and

standards

– Three provinces to implement management capacity• Improve efficiency in registering non-profit organisations by

registering all applications from new organisations within 2 months– Develop NPO management guidelines

– Strengthen institutions; all provinces to sign MoU

– Develop NPO work management model

– Develop and finalise norms and standards


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Objectives and measures– Develop and finalise norms and standard

– Develop DSD sector NPO funding guidelines

– Develop and finalise an NPO policy

– Register 90% of NPOs within two months of application

– 25% of NPOs to comply with the NPO Act by March 2010

– Three provinces to utilise online NPO registration and compliance system by March 2010

– 5% of NPOs to register via online registration and compliance system by March 2010

– Develop and approve an NPO capacity-building framework


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Recent Achievements• In 2008/09, the department developed a toolkit on sustainable

livelihoods for community development practitioners in South Africa, which was field tested in 2009/10.

• The department also commissioned a skills audit for community development practitioners, which will ensure the development of responsive skills development programmes.

• A draft national community development policy framework was developed after extensive consultation with key stakeholders.


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Recent achievements

• In 2009/10, a memorandum of understanding between the South African government, the Community Food Banking Network of South Africa and the Global Food Banking Network was facilitated and resulted in the establishment of 4 community food banks in Durban, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg and Cape Town.


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Recent achievements• In 2008/09, the department developed and distributed a youth

service programme toolkit that covers the youth development strategy and national youth service, to all provinces.

• In 2009/10, a framework for the Masupatsela curriculum, a youth pioneer programme based on the Cuban social work programme, was developed. 10 Cuban experts were interviewed and contracted to implement the programme.


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PROGRAMME 5 : Strategy and Governance


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Objectives and measures• Improve the sector’s performance in line with the demands for

social development services by:– Facilitating the expansion and strengthening of the social

sector expanded public works through the creation of 96 000 jobs by March 2011

– Integrate EPWP indicators and reporting requirements into education [Kha Ri Gude-Mass Literacy, and National School Nutrition] and Sports and Recreation [Mass Sports Participation programmes

– Develop a comprehensive incentive grant model for funding social sector subprogrammes participating in EPWP

– Complete proposal on an appropriate employment dispensation for EPWP workers


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Objectives and measures– Finalise appropriate regulatory framework on conditions of

service for EPWP workers

– Develop guidelines for the facilitation and adoption of Kwanda as a sector mass organisational, capacity-building and developmental communication methodology

– Mobilise resources for expanding Kwanda to the remaining four provinces

– Co-ordinate DSD contribution to framework of benefits for non-statutory military veterans

– Reposition the SPO as an innovation and incubation hub

– Establish and maintain service delivery Innovation partnerships


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Objectives and measures– Implement coherent and seamless sector communication

campaign

– Align the M&E systems of EPWP participating sub-programmes with the web-based reporting system

– Maintain effective and efficient management of EPWP institutional mechanisms

– Provide implementation support to EPWP sub programmes, provinces and entities

– institutionalizing evidence based policy making in the department and the social development sector over the MTEF period


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Objectives and measures– Participate in inter-departmental and government-wide

research and policy initiatives

– Identify key research and capacity-building needs for DSD and the social sector

– Develop DSD research strategy

– Organise regional training programme and round table meetings


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Objectives and measures…– Implementing a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation

system and building capacity in the sector over the MTEF period

– Revise and finalise social sector monitoring framework, indicators and systems

– Develop NPO monitoring framework, indicators and systems

– Train district managers to implement M&E principles

– Conduct provincial performance data quality assessment


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Objectives and measures…– Produce quarterly and annual service delivery reports

– Produce institutional performance reports

– Produce Annual Key Statistics report

– Produce surveillance report on vulnerable children

– Conduct CSG qualitative valuation

– Conduct beneficiary satisfaction survey


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Objectives and measures…• Improve the sector’s performance in line with the demands for

social development services by:– Develop and implement gender strategies within the sector

– Build sector planning capacity by rolling out the Planning Handbook

– Provide risk and business process management services across the sector

– Manage strategic planning processes across the sector


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Objectives and measures…– Develop internal consulting capacity in the sector

– Roll out Customer Care Culture Reform programme across nine designated sites

– Develop sectoral infrastructure policy and plans

– Implement corporate governance framework for public entities, bodies and boards

– Develop an entities oversight and management strategy

– Develop performance management framework for public entities, bodies and boards


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Objectives and measures…– Conduct institutional performance reviews of accounting

authorities

– Conclude annual delivery agreements with public entities, bodies and boards

– Review governance aspects of the founding legislation

– Build capacity through education and information to integrate HIV & AIDS and key health concerns with development planning and service delivery

– Population HIV & AIDS Research


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Objectives and measures…– Population trends analysis report on health factors with

demographic consequences

– Research and compile report on teenage pregnancy in SA

– Compile report on the status of population education in schools

– Compile report on the gap analysis on youth services

– Compile population report on the state of gender in SA

– Train rural nodes to implement population policy and gender mainstreaming

– Build capacity of national departments and ;population units to mainstream gender in social research


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Objectives and measures…– Present capacity-building courses on PED in IDP, integrating

population into development; international session on population, climate change and development

– Population advocacy and IEC to local stakeholders

– Compile report on integrating the population policy with IDPs

– Compile migration research report and PED case study papers

– Support Intergovernmental population programme

– Build capacity for population research and provide technical support and advice to government departments and other stakeholders


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Objectives and measures…– Conduct population capacity-building and training courses

– Develop population and development Information and Knowledge Service

– Develop international population strategy

– Monitor business planning, strategy and policy


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Recent achievements• The department accelerated its participation in the expanded

public works programme by exceeding its allocated target of creating 150 000 work opportunities a year ahead of the scheduled period, with the final recorded performance at 174 255 in March 2009.

• In 2008/09, the department developed and implemented a performance and compliance reporting framework to provide guidelines on quarterly reporting on financial and non-financial matters for public entities as contemplated in the Public Finance Management Act (1999) and National Treasury regulations.


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Recent achievements• Between 2008-2009, the social policy team and experts from

Oxford University presented a series of training courses on social policy and analysis which are aimed at building social policy formulation and implementation skills for officials in the national and provincial departments.


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Part BPart B

DSDDSD

Financial outlookFinancial outlook

Voted funds over the MTEF period – 2010/11 to 2012/13


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2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

R’000 R’000 R’000

Special allocation 95,370,555 105,166,487 113,458,693

Operational budget 558,506 548,918 565,031

Total allocation 95,929,061 105,715,405 114,023,724

COMPARISON OVER THE MTEF YEARS


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BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR THE 2010/11 FINANCIAL YEAR


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OPERATIONAL BUDGET COMPARISON OVER THE MTEF YEARS


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BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR THE 2010/11 FINANCIAL YEAR – EXCLUDING SOCIAL

ASSISTANCE GRANTS AND PUBLIC ENTITIES


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DIVISION OF OTHER TRANSFERS ALLOCATIONS FOR

THE 2010/11 FINANCIAL YEAR – EXCLUDING SOCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS AND PUBLIC ENTITIES


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LoveLife14.9%

Soc Workers Bursaries

77.6%

Nat Councils6.2%

NGO1.3%

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21 st April 2010 27 November 20151 Select Committee on Social Services National Council of Provinces THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTS’ BUDGET VOTE