Briefing on Budget Vote 18 2002/2003 to the Portfolio Committee on Social Development

1. Briefing on Budget Vote 18 2002/2003to the Portfolio Committee on Social Development Department of Social Development27 February 2002

2. 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

3. Linkage with Clusters • Poverty Alleviation (including ISRDP and URP; food security) • Social crime prevention • Violence against women & children • Children awaiting trial • Improving delivery of services

4. Allocation 2001/2002 Amount voted R 190 938 000 AdjustmentsEstimate R 51 219 000 Total allocation R 242 157 000 Projected expenditure R 242 211 000 Over-expenditure R (54 000)

5. MTEF-National Department R’000 % increase 2001/02 190 938 2002/03 409 261 114.3 2003/04 406 202 (0.7) 2004/05 357 746 (11.9) • Increase in 2002/2003 reflects allocation to NDA • Decreases reflect a reduced allocation for poverty relief and other special allocations

6. MTEF SUMMARY

7. Departmental Budget 2002/2003

8. 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 systemR 30 000 000 • HIV/AIDS R 46 500 000 • National Development Agency R 96 745 000 • Total Special Allocations R 313 245 000

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Child Support Grant (February 2002)

13. Disaster Relief • 16 Disaster areas declared • Payments made in 2001/2002 • R34 million to Northern Province • R15 million to Mpumalanga • R700 000 to Free State • Processed all 19 671 applications for Western Cape floods • Applications outstanding for disasters occurred from December 2001

14. Social Security 2002/03 • 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

15. Social Security 2002/03 • Draft new Social Assistance Act • Draft new policy on social relief • Implement Cabinet decisions on Committee of Inquiry

16. 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

17. Welfare Services 2001/02 • Children awaiting trial: • Probation Amendment Bill with State Law Advisers for certification • Integrated case management in Durban, Kwamashu, Inanda, Port Elizabeth, Mitchells Plain and Johannesburg • Youth development programme extended to Gauteng, North West & Northern Cape • Domestic violence training to 200 social workers and 25 lay counsellors

18. 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 • Disability: • Draft minimum standards

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. Welfare Services 2002/03 • Social crime prevention programme • Review of services for disabled persons, focus on children

23. Poverty Relief Programme

24. 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

25. Poverty Relief 2001/02 • Comprehensive audit in progress for completion by end March 2002 • Simplified application procedures and grant agreements • Assistance to communities with planning of projects

26. Poverty Relief 2002/03 • Establish 416 new projects • Consolidate existing projects and develop exit strategy • Document good practices • Strengthen contribution in ISRDP and URP

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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 • Codes of Good Practice published in English, SeSotho, SePedi, Zulu and Afrikaans

30. 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

31. Population & Development 2001/2002 • State of SA Population Report 2001 • Review of UNFPA Country Assistance Programme • 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

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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