2013/14 FINANCIAL YEAR

1. 2013/14 FINANCIAL YEAR First and Second Quarter Expenditure April 2013 to September 2013

2. CONTENT • Summary of “First and Second Quarter Expenditure” • Social Assistance Grants • Challenges

3. SUMMARY – SECOND QUARTER EXPENDITURE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT R’000 50.01% Spending Spent 25.71% in the Second quarter of the fin year

4. MONTHLY SUMMARY –QUARTERLY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT R’000 Average spending percentage of 25.01% per quarter against the allocation

5. QUARTERLY EXPENDITURE PER PROGRAMME Spending progress

6. QUARTERLY EXPENDITURE PER ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION

7. Actions taken to improve management of expenditure • Functioning of Procurement committees (BEC and BAC) improved; • Regular management meetings to review actual expenditure against allocated budget and performance plans; • Regular inter-departmental meetings to resolve disputes and outstanding matters; • Oversight visits to NGO’s receiving transfers. • Reprioritize department’s budget based on key priority areas • Active Ageing • Youth mobilization • Gender-based violence • Extending the Social Development Footprint (Mikondzo) • Social Development/October month activities

8. SOCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS R’000

9. SOCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

10. Challenges • Continued budget pressures: • Insufficient budget allocation versus wide scope of responsibilities • Increasing demand for services versus declining resources; • Shortage of Social Workers results in inability to provide statutory services as required by specific legislation eg. Children’s Act, Older Persons Act, etc.

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