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Enhanced Public Works Programme Progress Report

This presentation outlines progress on the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) including performance against targets, phases review, strategic focus, expansion & improvement strategies, roadmap for Phase IV launch, and recommendations.

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Enhanced Public Works Programme Progress Report

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  1. Presentation to Public Works Portfolio Committee on Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) progress5th March 2019

  2. Presentation Outline • EPWP Phase III targets and Performance • Review of the EPWP Phase III • Strategic Focus for EPWP Phase IV • Strategies for Expansion for EPWP Phase IV • Strategies for Improvement for EPWP Phase IV • Coordination and Institutional Arrangements in EPWP • EPWP Phase IV Roadmap towards launch • Recommendations

  3. EPWP Phase III Performance to date

  4. Performance against annual targetsPerformance against 5- Year Targets Phase 3: 5 Year shortfall of 1.6 m; 2018/19 deficit of 591 326 106%66%58%64%59% • Performance to date is at 73.2% against 5-year target. There is an increase of 0.4% as at the end of Q3 2018/19 • Annual performance against target is at 59.4%. There is an increase of 1% since the close of Q3 2018/19

  5. Performance against 5-year WO targets by sector • The EPWP programme has reported 4 389 516 cumulative work opportunities to date since the inception of Phase 3. • This is equivalent to 73.2% of the 6 million work opportunities target. • Overall, the EPWP has a shortfall of 1610 484 WOs to achieve the 5 year target. • The least performing sectors are the Infrastructure Sector and the Non-State Sector’s Community Work Programme, at 57.7% and 62.7% respectively. 1.3%

  6. Provincial Sphere Performance against 5-year WO targets across all sectors 1.3%

  7. Provincial Sphere Performance against 5-year WO targets across all sectors 1.3%

  8. Municipal Sphere Performance against 5-year WO targets across all sectors 1.3%

  9. Key Outputs of the EPWP programme • The WO were achieved through the implementation of 69 891 projects across all provinces. • Of the work opportunities created, 2 million were created for the youth, 2.9 million for women and 55 346 for people with disabilities. • A total of R36 billion has been transferred to participants as wages, into poor communities. • This income transferred not only reduces poverty but is also a form of economic stimulus, targeted directly at the poor. • The increased focus on Community Works Programmes also allows this stimulus to address spatial inequality, target the poorest areas and strengthen productive activities in marginalised local economies; • The assets and services provided includes 40 000 km of routine road maintenance carried out and 17 644 km of water reticulation installed. • These assets can have transformative impacts on development through various sectors.

  10. Q3 (Apr – Dec) 2018/19 PERFORMANCE

  11. EPWP Performance in terms of Work opportunities for the 18/19 financial year • By the end of the 3rd quarter of the 18/19 financial year, 845,162 work opportunities have been reported against a target of 1, 455,840 which is 58% of the target. • On the EPWP Reporting System in February 2019, the number of work opportunities reported was 864,514 which is 59% of the annual target. There is currently a big push with public bodies to ensure that there is optimal reporting for the 18/19 financial year. • In terms of Full Time Equivalents, 250,481 Full Time Equivalents reported against a target of 591,846 for the 18/19 financial year. • In February 2019, on the EPWP Reporting System, 265,017 Full Time Equivalents have been reported against a target of 591,8446 which is 45% of the target. • The least performing sector is the EPWP Infrastructure Sector, mainly due to poor reporting by municipalities. 11

  12. Sector Performance against annual work opportunity targets (2018/19) 1%

  13. Work Opportunity performance across provinces considering provincial departments and municipalities after the 3rd quarter of the 18/19 financial year • Provincial Departments have achieved 82% of their Work Opportunity target for the 18/19 financial year considering reporting at the end of the 3rd quarter of the 18/19 financial year. • In terms of provincial departments, the Eastern cape has already achieved its work opportunity targets. • In terms of municipalities, 40% of the work opportunity targets have been achieved by the end of the 3rd quarter of the 18/19 financial year. • Generally municipalities are performing worse than provincial departments. • Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape are on track to meet their annual targets considering 3rd quarter reporting for the 18/19 financial year. • The least performing province in the 18/19 financial after the 3rd quarter is Gauteng. This is mainly due to the poor performance of Metropolitan Municipalities in Gauteng. 13

  14. Work Opportunity performance across provinces considering provincial departments and municipalities after the 3rd quarter of the 18/19 financial year in terms of Work Opportunities (WO) reported.

  15. Training in the different provinces at the end of the 18/19 financial year • Considering the work opportunities reported at the end of the 3rd quarter of the 18/19 financial, 42,761 work opportunities had training out of the 845,162 work opportunities reported. • The training conducted was both accredited and non-accredited. • The training reported was across the different sectors of the EPWP. • There is a need for public bodies to conduct more training of participants on projects. Public bodies are being advised to set a side some of their project budget funds for training. 15

  16. Training in Q3 2018/19 Training across the different provinces up to the 3rd quarter of the 18/19 financial yearOverall distribution of work opportunities with training and without training per province

  17. EPWP Integrated Grant to Provinces progress • As at 18th of February 2019, 95% of the allocation had been transferred to eligible departments. • Expenditure is 67% of the allocation at the 18th February 2019. • Free State province has the highest expenditure at 85%. • Eastern Cape has the lowest expenditure at 34%. 17

  18. EPWP Integrated to Provinces progress for 18/19 financial year as of 18th February 2019

  19. EPWP Integrated Grant to Municipalities progress • As at the end of January 2019, 96% of the allocation had been transferred to eligible departments. • Expenditure is 68% of the allocation at the end of January 2019. • KwaZulu-Natal province has the highest expenditure at 78%. • Limpopo has the lowest expenditure at 50%.

  20. EPWP Integrated Grant to Municipalities progress at end of January 2019 for the 18/19 financial year

  21. EPWP Social Sector grant progress • As at the end of January 2019, 99% of the allocation had been transferred to eligible departments. • Expenditure is 71% of the allocation at the end of January 2019. • Free State province has the highest expenditure at 78%. • Limpopo has the lowest expenditure at 50%. .

  22. SOCIAL SECTOR GRANT FOR DEPARTMENTSas at end of Jan 2019

  23. Review of the EPWP Phase III

  24. Review of the EPWP Phase III • A review of the EPWP Phase III was conducted by the technical support that was provided by a team of specialists from ILO to the DPW. • The aim of the review was to identify the achievements, challenges and lessons learnt in the implementation of the EPWP Phase III. • The methodology used in conducting the review was: extensive consultations with EPWP managers across all spheres of government and sectors of the programme, in-depth interviews with stakeholders, existing EPWP reports and analysis of available EPWP data. • The findings from the review assisted to inform some of the proposals for EPWP Phase IV. • An extensive Impact Evaluation of the EPWP Phase III is currently underway to be completed in June 2019.

  25. Key Findings of the EPWP Phase III Review Secret 25

  26. Strategic Focus for EPWP Phase IV

  27. Process for Development of EPWP Phase IV • To review the EPWP Phase III and to develop the EPWP Phase IV proposal, the following departments and parties have been consulted: • National Treasury, Environmental Affairs, Social Development, Transport, Tourism, Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements, Health, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Arts and Culture, Minerals, Energy, Basic Education, Higher Education, Labour, Presidency as well as all Provincial Departments of Public Works and other relevant Provincial departments, all Metropolitan Municipalities and a large number of District and Local Municipalities. • The Cabinet Committee for the Economic Sectors, Employment and Infrastructure Development (ESEID) Cabinet Committee in its meeting of 28 November 2018 approved the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) Phase IV proposal (with comments) for implementation from 01 April 2019 to 31 March 2024. • The proposal subsequently served at the Cabinet Meeting of 05 December 2018 that provided additional comments. These comments have subsequently been included in the reworked proposal. • Based on the inputs received, the Department of Public Works (DPW), together with other lead and implementing departments, developed a revised proposal for roll-out and implementation.

  28. ESEID Cluster Recommendations

  29. ESEID Cluster Recommendations (… cont.)

  30. The Objective of the EPWP Phase IV • The Objective of EPWP Phase IV is: • “To provide work opportunities and income support to poor and unemployed people through the delivery of public and community assets and services, thereby contributing to development”

  31. EPWP Phase IV Focus Areas

  32. EPWP Phase IV: WO Targets

  33. EPWP Phase 4 targets • EPWP phase 4 will target the reporting of at least 5 million work opportunities across the different sectors of the EPWP. • The EPWP Infrastructure Sector is expected to contribute the highest number of work opportunities followed by the Community Work Programme component of the Non-State Sector. 33

  34. Confirmed WO Targets per sector

  35. Demographic Targeting in the EPWP Phase IV • Targeting of vulnerable groups Targeting Methods 35

  36. Phase IV Strategies for Improvement and Expansion

  37. Expansion Areas in the EPWP Phase IV

  38. EPWP Universal Principles

  39. Training & Enterprise Development • Training interventions will aim to provide participants with skills required by the EPWP projects and/or skills that enhance participant livelihoods, which may include enterprise development interventions. • The EPWP training unit will explore other opportunities in Government, linked to existing Government programmes to provide training toward sustainable livelihoods, inclusive of enterprise development. • Identification of Public and Private Partnerships with TVETs, SETAs, Community Colleges and companies for placement and further training opportunities. • Partnership with the private sector to identify skills required by the labour market that can be provided by Government. • Sourcing of external funding that will be dedicated to expand sustainable programmes like Learnership Programmes and Artisan Development Programmes. • Enterprise development partnerships will be expanded through sectors and provinces, with DPW providing the strategy for enterprise development.

  40. EPWP Cross Cutting Implementation Strategies in Phase IV M&E Private Sector • 1. Strengthening the monitoring of the core EPWP principles to improve compliance to the EPWP guidelines. • 2. Streamlining monitoring and reporting mechanisms to track programme performance. • 3. Greater transparency and accountability will be achieved through the introduction of Social Audits. • 4. More investments in evaluations and impact assessments. • Partnerships will be strengthened to attract investments, grow SMME’s • Ensure alignment of EPWP skills versus skills required by the private sector and • Placement of EPWP participants with relevant private sector firms.

  41. Coordination and Institutional Arrangements

  42. Enhancing EPWP Coordination and Institutional Arrangements In EPWP Phase IV: • The DPW will carry out its overall coordinating role and report on progress through the relevant clusters and the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Anti Poverty. • Existing partnerships will be strengthened and new partnerships should be created to leverage resources and for implementation of projects. • It is recommended that there should be dedicated personnel in Public Bodies responsible for EPWP to ensure implementation • Protocol agreements will be signed between MEC’s of Public Works with Local Municipalities and Provincial departments. • Furthermore as a means of ensuring accountability by public bodies and it is proposed that as a matter of EPWP policy, Senior officials responsible for coordination and implementation of EPWP projects must have EPWP performance targets included in their performance agreements. • The EPWP Co-ordination structures will be reviewed in EPWP Policy development process. Recommendations from the Policy development process will be implemented in year 2.

  43. National, Sector and Provincial Coordination in EPWP Phase IV • The Department of Public Works will continue to coordinate, monitor and evaluate the EPWP programme and lead the Infrastructure and the Non-state sectors. • The Department of Environmental Affairs will lead and coordinate the Environment and Culture Sector. • The Department of Social Development will lead and coordinate the Social sector. • At the provincial level, the provincial departments of Public Works will coordinate the municipalities and implementing departments in the province. • Transitioning from the EPWP Phase III to Phase IV will not entail significant increases in personnel across the programme in general. • The PEP IMC which has raised the profile of the EPWP in particular among political leadership should meet regularly and assist the programme by holding the executive accountable for implementing the EPWP.

  44. Roadmap for EPWP Phase IV Roll-out

  45. EPWP Phase 4 Roll-out Plan

  46. Recommendations It is recommended that the Public Works Portfolio Committee • Notes the performance of the EPWP Phase III • Notes the development processes for EPWP Phase IV • Notes the EPWP Phase IV strategies and targets • Supports the roll-out of EPWP Phase IV

  47. I THANK YOU

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