Comprehensive Social Development Services: Building a Caring Society

1. HEARINGS ON 2006/07 STRATEGIC PLANVote 18 PRESENTATION TO PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 15 March 06

2. Background Reworked vision and outlook informed by: • Minister’s Ten Point Plan, • Ten Year Review Discussion Document and the emerging “ Five Big Ideas” which ideas revolve around ensuring that: • Government continues mobilising social partners behind the “Social Compact” • The performance of the state is improved through deepening partnerships and participation • The consequences of the social transition are addressed, as reflected in migration and demography, the structure of the economy and the character of the labour force. • The regional environment is improved through the implementation of key regional programmes such as NEPAD • Sustainable livelihoods • Transition from welfare to social development which demands people centered development

3. VISION A caring and integrated system of social development services that facilitates human development and improves the quality of life

4. MISSION To ensure the provision of comprehensive, integrated, sustainable and quality social development services against vulnerability and poverty and create an enabling environment for sustainable development in partnership with all those committed to building a caring society.

5. Our Values • The people we serve come first • We will ensure equity & freedom from discrimination and harassment • We will work in partnership with the people we serve and other stakeholders • We will utilise resources in the most efficient & effective manner and innovative ways • We will be transparent and accountable • We will share our knowledge and expertise and learn from all • We will uphold the Constitution and all laws & policies geverning the public service

6. Broad Goals • Provision of leadership to ensure the deepening of social policy discourse and evidence based decision making • Create an enabling environment for social and human capital investment • Promotion of social integration and social protection initiatives to build capacity of vulnerable groups • Provide comprehensive social security system • Promotion of good governance • Promote effective and efficient management in partnership with social partners • Steering national involvement in African and International Frameworks and agreements in social development

7. Specific priorities for 2006/7 • Improve the effectiveness of social development programmes to provide cushion of support for those exposed to abject poverty • Harness the machinery of the State to discharge its duties effectively and efficiently • Partnerships amongst all in society in order to improve material conditions • Taking measures to address poverty, under development and marginalisation • Implementation of interventions directed at higher levels of growth and development in support of 6% growth target

8. Service Delivery Model

9. Client Groups Poorest of the Poor Vulnerable Groups Marginalized Groups • Street Kids • Child Headed Households Children Youth • Unemployed Families Older Persons Women HIV / AIDS • Disability • Widows Others • Disabled Groups

10. ORGANOGRAM

11. BUDGETENE 2006/07

12. BUDGET COMPARISON

13. Budgetary observations • By close of previous (2005) financial year over 98% had been spent • Budgetary “crowding out” by social security transfers persists • The Budget allocations for the remainder of the budget are in line with developmental outlook • Ever increasing demand for services as a result of various social and economic challenges such as HIV and AIDS and migration however resources have not matched demand over the MTEF • Administration budget including strategy and oversight is just under 0.2% of total budget • Leakages due to fraud and corruption have been minimised beyond international norms, but there is room for improvement especially as it relates to Budgeting and supply chain management

14. Programme 1Intent Provide for policy and strategic direction by the Ministry and senior management, and for overall management and support services of the Department

15. Programme 1Structure

16. Programme 1Key Achievements in 2005 • Facilitated and approved 29 internal and external policies • Provided administrative and strategic support to the Social Cluster whilst participating in all other clusters • Chaired and consolidated African and G77 positions to the 10 year review of the World Summit for Social Development • Met the basic Employment equity targets

17. Programme 1Challenges • Capacity and organisation of the Department, to gear towards addressing intergovernmental relations and broad based economic empowerment • Qualitative deepening of support services to the extent that these can direct evidence based decision making • Complexities of oversight management and resource limitations • Internal key financial and supply chain management systems

18. Programme 1Going forward – Priorities for the future • The deepening, formulation and management of the corporate strategy. • Effective and efficient management of Information, Communications and Technology. • Effective participation in the international sphere, whilst promoting Africa’s development. • Appropriate and efficient deployment and capacity building of human resources whilst upholding their safety and well being • Reducing the incidents of avoidable litigation whilst providing strategic legal advice. • Ensuring the efficient and effective employment of financial resources whilst reducing leakages and promoting the empowerment of previously disadvantaged groups. • Rendering a professional and efficient administrative support to the Minister, Deputy Minister, Director General and senior management, with a view of facilitating for effective decision-making and participation in all engagements and in the clusters of governance, in collaboration with provinces and local government.

19. Programme 2Intent Develop and monitor policies for a comprehensive social security system; develop norms, standards and guidelines for implementation; and develop macro finance modelling to inform policy decisions and assess the social, economic and fiscal impact of social security programmes

20. Programme 2Structure

21. Programme 2Key Achievements in 2005 • Research and proposals on deductions from social grants was completed • The demographic and financial model for social security grants was updated in line with Census 2001 data. • Completed a detailed study on socio-economic impact of social grants • Finalised modalities with regards to Agency establishment

22. Programme 2Challenges • High levels of unemployment, poverty and social exclusion • Gaps and inadequacies remain in the provision of social assistance for millions poor and unemployed people. • Linking of both contributory and non contributory schemes • Contribution-funded & regulated private schemes to cover only a limited number of employed South Africans. • In contributory schemes there are often internal distribution inadequacies that provides the most vulnerable workers with a smaller share of the benefits. • Most vulnerable workers are often legally excluded from participation in schemes that aimed at providing income support during unemployment, old age, disability or income support for their survivors in the event of death.

23. Programme 2Going forward – Priorities for the future • Develop a progressive realisation plan to fill the gaps in the social assistance program for the vulnerable; may mean further expansion of social assistance within available resources • Review & develop policy in respect of children, youth, disabled, families, the elderly, and other vulnerable sectors • The Department will explore strategies to link social grants to economic activity: the delivery model will tie social grants to education, training, job seeking and placement support in collaboration with other departments • Complete work on reviewing the means tests and its application • Social relief provisions have been reviewed and recommendations will be finalised, • The current Disaster Relief function requires institutional reform and integration with social relief measures

24. Programme 3Intent Ensure efficient and effective management, administration, and payment of social assistance, provide funding to administer and pay social assistance in terms of Social Assistance Act, focus on improving the integrity of social grants administration and facilitate the SASSA becoming fully operational

25. Programme 3Current Accountability structure

26. Programme 3Key Achievements in 2005 • We are now covering more than 11 million beneficiaries, • Age extension target of 3,2 children met and exceeded • 7 grant types paid at over 11 580 pension pay points, • MOU entered with the provinces to facilitate for grant disbursements • Over 2 million people use financial sector institutions such banks and the post office • R3.2 billion successfully transferred to provinces as conditional grant and periodically monitored • Agency blue print and high level capacity built • Blueprints developed resulting in disasters being assessed within 48 hrs & 70% of applications processed within 3 months

27. Programme 3Key Achievements in 2005 • Norms & standards blueprint implementation plans completed, but reduction of cycle times delayed due to limited human resources – could not implement 1:800 staff to beneficiary ratio. • Reviews of disability grants progressed with over 180 000 completed, • Some success in reviews of foster care as grants are now lapsed at end of financial year • Data interrogation done in 9 provinces, which found fraudsters including some 41 000 public servants • Fraud Hotline launched reporting over 15 000 cases • Indemnity offered by Minister with response of 86 000 cases saving the State over R400 million

28. Programme 3Challenges • Ensuring effortless transfer of functions and entering appropriate agreements for transfer of assets and liabilities • Measures to measure performance of the Agency • Effective management • Staff transfer • Institutional reform for disaster relief,

29. Programme 3Going forward – Priorities for the future • Improving coverage of grants and ensuring all get them on time under humane conditions • Improve application, verification and approval processes • Support the Minister’s oversight over the agency and building middle management and implementation capacity @ Agency • Deepening the anti fraud campaign and concluding all outstanding cases • Draft Bill on Disaster Relief to be finalised

30. Programme 4Intent Develop, facilitate and monitor the implementation of effective policies and strategies on integrated social welfare services that meet the needs of vulnerable groups

31. Programme 4Structure

32. Programme 4Key Achievements in 2005 • Finalised the Financial Awards Policy • Completed the financing and service delivery models for welfare services and organisations • A retention strategy for social services professionals has been crafted • Salaries of social workers in public service have been reviewed • Draft policy on substance abuse has been developed and the Ke Moja Campaign has been resuscitated • Minimum standards for in patient drug treatment centres have been approved • Draft policy for people with disabilities as well as draft integrated policy for the transformation of protective workshops have been developed • The SA Council for Social Services Professions as well as the Professional Boards for Social Work and Child and Youth Care have been reconstituted

33. Programme 4Key Achievements in 2005 • Finalised Parliamentary processes with regards to the contentious Children’s Bill • Victims Charter finalised and National Resource Directory on Services for Victims of Violence has been disseminated • Completed the draft policy framework for orphans & vulnerable children • Completed the draft Policy Framework and Strategy on Child Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation • ECD guidelines & strategy and EPWP sector plan have been finalised • The Child Protection Register (CPR) has been installed in seven provinces • 124 Inter-country adoptions registered • 30 000 children diverted form crime and 1000 children have benefited from the home-based supervision programmes as per Probation Services Act • Removed over 300 children in Correctional Services and SAPS facilities through the IJS • 750 Probation Officers received training in restorative justice and probation principles • 76 Assistant Probation officers received in-service training

34. Programme 4Key Achievements in 2005 • Capacity building programme for NGOs an CBO responsible for HCBC and support has been established with support from DFID • 80 Love Life Groundbreakers have been trained thus reaching farms and the informal settlements • Finalised EPWP Sector Plan • HIV and AIDS training programme for govt policy makers and planners reviewed and implemented • 57 community based multipurpose centres have been established and funded • 352 organizations have been funded and 6976 care givers trained • Researched the monitoring of the HCBC projects

35. Programme 4Challenges • Increased demand for services as a result of the consequences of the socio-economic transition in the context of an in real terms shrinking allocation, • Funding to the NGO sector is limited and far in between as a result of the changing donor funding agenda, • Increased sophistication of the drug trade and the constantly changing demand and supply factors, • Limited information, monitoring & evaluating and tracking systems, • Limited Human Resources Capacity and skills flight • Tracking and maintaining contact with affected children.

36. Programme 4Going forward – Priorities for the future • Develop regulatory mechanisms for social service professions and social services • Retention strategy of social workers • Implementation of Policy on Financial Awards • Older persons Bill • Review of Substance abuse legislation • Implementation of Drug Master Plan • Finalisation of Section 76 parts of the Children’s Bill • EPWP Sector Plan– ECD and HIV and AIDS • Probation services for children awaiting trial

37. Programme 4Going forward – Priorities for the future • Upgrading and installing Child Protection Register database in all provinces • Increase the number of child care forums from 107 • Implementation of the VEP policy • Implementation of Action Plan for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children • HIV and Aids prevention programme for youth, gender and workplace • Capacity building with regards to various programme • Scaling up the response so that it meets demand

38. Programme 5Intent Develop, monitor and facilitate the implementation of appropriate policies, strategies and programmes aimed at sustainable livelihoods and human development

39. Programme 5Structure MINISTER National Development Agency

40. Programme 5Key Achievements in reporting period • Established evidencebase for thedevelopment ofpro-poor socialpolicy in partnership with DFID, Oxford and University of KZN • Finalised country and sub regional reports for the 43rd Session of the Commission for Social Development and the MDG+5 Review • Facilitated for the IBSA trilateral dialogue on solidarity towards “Economic Development and Social Equity” • The study on the assessment of the impact of the NPO Act on the sector was undertaken and completed. • 6 830 NPOs registered and issued certificates during the year under review • 11 169 new NPO registration applications received and processed • Curriculum for the National Certificate in development practice was developed in partnership with DPLG • Youth development plan approved and a partnership with Umsobomvu youth Fund on the national youth service programme was launched • About 470 unemployed youth were recruited and will be skilled

41. Programme 5Challenges • Backlog of the registration of the NPOs • Capacity to do Monitoring and evaluation of programmes • Lack of service standards/norms standards which results in lack of uniformity in the delivery of services. • Limited human resource capacity

42. Programme 5Going forward – Priorities for the future • Finalise the sustainable livelihoods policy and framework • Managing the Integrated Development Grant • Develop and implement integrated Youth Development Strategy, guidelines and Norms & Standards for youth work • Amending the NPO Act to facilitate for an enabling environment for the sector • Enhancing NPO monitoring capacity in all spheres of governance • Community development policy and service standards • Anti poverty strategy • IRSDP and URP

43. Programme 6Intent Provide leadership in the strategic planning processes across national and provincial departments, so as to ensure that Depts. Strategic, oversight, M&E capacity as well as to improve social policy planning and implementation for all entities reporting to the portfolio.

44. Programme 6Key Achievements in 2005 The bulk of the work is fairly new but in 2005 managed to conduct: • HIV & AIDS capacity building for government planners (all three spheres) evaluated, reviewed and continued; • Population and Development Information Service across government; • Capacity building programme on the Population, Environment and Development Nexus developed; • Pilot projects for local population and development integration designed, for implementation in 10 ISRDP nodes, with the support of UNFPA. • Research reports on local HIV & Aids; population and environment;

45. Programme 6Challenges • Limited capacity in the management of the strategic planning processes and fragmented M&E • Limited capacity at a local government level to implement relevant population strategies • Enhancing multi sphere cooperative governance through decentralised population policy management • Limited integration within public sector of population policies and programmes

46. Programme 6Going forward – Priorities for the future • Finalisation of SASSA establishment processes • Development of regulatory and oversight framework for public entities • Contracts management • Sector strategy • Implementation of population and development strategy • Increasing the departments qualitative and quantitative capacity in the area of research, population and development • Finalisation of the State of SA’s Population

47. CONCLUSION Going forward the general service delivery challenge continues to be centred on poverty eradication. As many remain unable to access basic necessities, the Department will now consolidate all its efforts aimed at improving the Human and Social Capital capacity at a local and family level. • This will require some changes with regards to functions and operations, which should see the Department: • Consolidating and improving all transformation initiatives, whilst providing leadership in national strategic priorities on the eradication of poverty. • Providing national leadership in policy development. Which will lead to a greater focus on the policy function and decentralisation of programme implementation. • Reorganising, so as to improve the overall performance of the Department and its entities, so as to enable it to meet its mandate and emerge as a sector leader. • Focusing its efforts on continuous improvement in internal business processes and systems so as to ensure effectiveness and efficiency • Consolidating the social developmental approach. • Strengthening the sector wide approach as expressed by the Social Sector Cluster of Governance.

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