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Briefing on the 2003/2004 Budget to the Social
Development Portfolio Committee
Department of Social Development5 March 2003
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Presentation Outline Vision and Mission Statements Measurable Objectives Strategic Overview and Policy
Developments Budget Priorities for the next 3
years Changes in the Budget Structure
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Presentation Outline (2) Budget Allocation
2002/03 allocation 2003/04 –2005/06 allocation (MTEF) Conditional Grants
Key Challenges
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Vision and Mission Vision
A caring and integrated system of social development services that facilitates human development and improves the quality of life
Mission To enable the poor, the vulnerable and the
excluded within South African society to secure a better life for themselves, in partnership with them and with all those who are committed to building a caring society
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Measurable Objectives To develop policy & strategies for social
assistance to children, families, disabled and older people and to advise on social, economic and fiscal implication thereof.
To provide management, administrative and information services in support of timely payment of social assistance and disaster relief, and to monitor service delivery and compliance
To develop policies, strategies and programmes to empower and support vulnerable individuals, households and communities and to facilitate and monitor implementation
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Measurable Objectives (2) To design, fund and monitor strategies and
programmes for poverty reduction, community development, and counter the impact of HIV/Aids and to register and support NPOs
To research, analyse and interpret population and development trends to inform policy making and planning, including monitoring and evaluation of the population policy and facilitate implementation through intergovernmental programmes, and develop capacity to integrate population issues into development programmes
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Strategic overview & policy developments: 99/00-02/03 Key developments in the ff areas:
Extension of the system of social assistance
Improving service delivery to grant beneficiaries
Addressing poverty and underdevelopment
Mitigating the effects of HIV/Aids Shift from welfare to sustainable social
development
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Widening the social safety net Means tested grant beneficiaries increased significantly
from about 2,5 million to over 5 million in the past 5 years
Just over 2,5 million children now receive the Child Support Grant
An estimated number of between 500 000 & 1 million children under 7 years country-wide are still to be registered in the system
The Committee of Inquiry into Comprehensive Social Security System submitted its report to Cabinet in July 2002
Amendments to the Regulations under the social assistance act have recently been gazetted
Grant Beneficiaries now become entitled from application date instead of approval date
Improved access to disability grants
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Widening the safety net (2) A new Social Assistance is envisaged in
2003 Extension of the age limit for Child support
Grant from below 7 years to below 14 years
Phased approach: 7 & 8 year olds - 2003/04 9 & 10 year olds - 2004/05 11 & 13 year olds - 2005/06
R1,1 billion increasing to R6,4 billion over the medium term made available for this increase (Total R10, 9 billion)
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Improving grant delivery Comprehensive improvement of grant administration
programme was launched in July 2001 Development and implementation of norms and standards for-
Applications Customer management and care Information technology Pay points infrastructure and facilities Financial administration
Upgrading of the current payment system (SOCPEN) is ongoing and process of replacing it is underway
Establishment of a compliance and support unit was approved towards the end of 2002
Cabinet approved the establishment of a national agency
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Fighting poverty & impact of HIV/Aids The poverty relief programme focuses on
sustainable development through income generating initiatives, and targets vulnerable groups like
Women, youth, children, the infirm, disabled and people infected and affected with HIV/Aids
Poverty Relief funding has been allocated to the 365 projects established through the national and provincial offices
24% of the projects were in Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Programme (ISRDT) nodal points
The Home-Based Care programmes for people with HIV/Aids have been accelerated.
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Transformation of welfare services Two important pieces of legislation will be
considered by Parliament this year: Child Care Legislation Child Justice Bill
Costing of the CJB was completed and the process for costing the other legislation is underway
The Department will prioritise the development of norms and standards and costing of welfare services during the forthcoming MTEF period.
The national strategy for child abuse, neglect and expoitation will be finalised during 2003
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Transformation of welfare services (2) The ff additional work is planned over
the medium term: Design of welfare service delivery models
and a financing policy for welfare services Development of a national
empowerment strategy for families and victims of violence
Legislation on older persons is planned to be tabled towards the end of 2003
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Budget priorities:2003/04-2005/06 Improvement of quality, efficiency better access
and provision of Social Security Strengthen poverty relief programmes including
the ISRDP and URP Strengthen Community and Home Based Care for
HIV AIDS Programmes Accelerate the implementation of the Food
security and Nutrition Programme Strengthen Community Development Programmes Accelerate the transformation of Welfare Services Consolidate dept’s communications programme
including reach out to communities
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CHANGES IN BUDGET STRUCTURE:SUB PROGRAMME LEVEL
Programme Previous sub programmes
New sub programmes
Programme 1Administration
- Minister -Management- Corporate Services- Government Motor Transport- National Development Agency
- Minister- Deputy Minister- Management- Corporate Services- Government Motor Transport
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CHANGES IN BUDGET STRUCTURE:SUB PROGRAMME LEVEL
Programme Previous sub programmes
New sub programmes
Programme 2:Social Security, Policy and Planning
No changes
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CHANGES IN BUDGET STRUCTURE:SUB PROGRAMME LEVEL
Programme
Previous sub programmes
New sub programmes
Programme 3:Grant Systems and Administration
-Grant Admin and Disbursement Management- Grant Information Systems- Monitoring, Evaluation and Audit (split)
-Administration
- Grant Administration and Disbursement Management- Grant Information and Payment Service- Monitoring and Evaluation- Audit and Compliance Support-Institutional Reform-Administration
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CHANGES IN BUDGET STRUCTURE:SUB PROGRAMME LEVEL
Programme Previous sub programmes
New sub programmes
Programme 4:Welfare Service Transformation
- Service Standards-Rights Advocacy to Children, Youth and Families- Rights Advocacy to Other Vulnerable Groups-Contributions-Administration
- Service Standards- Child Care and Protection Services- Families and Victim Empowerment- Social Crime Prevention and Youth Development- Prevention and Rehabilitation of Substance Abuse
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CHANGES IN BUDGET STRUCTURE:SUB PROGRAMME LEVEL
Programme Previous sub programmes
New sub programmes
Programme 4:Welfare Service Transformation
- Care and Services to Older Persons- Services to People with Disabilities- Contributions- Administration
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CHANGES IN BUDGET STRUCTURE:SUB PROGRAMME LEVEL
Programme
Previous sub programmes
New sub programmes
Programme 5:Development Implementation Support
- Poverty Eradication- HIV/AIDS- Community Development- Non-Profit Organisations
-Administration
- Poverty Eradication- HIV/AIDS- Community Development- Non-Profit Organisations-National Development Agency- Administration
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CHANGES IN BUDGET STRUCTURE:SUB PROGRAMME LEVEL
Programme
Previous sub programmes
New sub programmes
Programme 6:Population and Development
- Population and Development Strategy- Population and Development Research
-Contributions- Administration
- Population and Development Strategy- Population and Development Research- Population and Development Support Programmes- Contributions- Administration
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Allocation 2002/2003
Amount voted R 409 261 000Adjustments
Estimate R 10 990 000Supplementary Amount R 230 000 000Total allocation R 650
251 000Projected
expenditure R 644 038 000Projected Under spendingAnd/or saving R 6 213 000
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MTEF-National Department
R’0002002/03 650 251 2003/04 1 952 5022004/05 4 225 8052005/06 7 269 343 Increase over the MTEF years reflects
the special allocations for the Emergency Food Security, HIV/AIDS and the CSG Extension
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MTEF Summary
Year Operational
allocationR’000
Special Allocation
R’000
Total Allocation
R’000
2003/04 124,102 1,828 400 1,952 502
2004/05 137,693 4,088 112 4,225 805
2005/06 150,184 7,119 159 7,269 343
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Departmental Budget 2003/04
PROGRAMME 2002/03R’000
2003/04R’000
Administration 50,681 59,268
Social Security, Policy & Planning 7,348 7,871
Grant systems & Administration 82,033 1,201 293
Welfare Service Transformation 13,061 16,681
Development Implement Support
487,923 657,989
Population & Development 9,205 9,400
TOTAL 650,251 1,952 502
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Amount voted R1,952 502 Special Allocations
Poverty Relief R 71 000 Improvement of Social Security System R 69 000 Disaster Relief Funds R 10 000 Emergency Disaster Relief R 5 000 HIV/AIDS R 65 917 Child Support Grant Extension R 1 100 000 Food Relief R 400 000 National Development Agency R 103 283 National Councils R 4 200
Total Special Allocations R 1,828 400
Departmental Budget 2003/04
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Conditional Grants to Provinces: HIV/AIDS 2003/04
Provinces 2002/03R’000
2003/04R’000
2004/05R’000
2004/05R’000
Eastern Cape 4,798 6,658 7,089 7,514
Free State 6,650 9,228 9,825 10,415
Gauteng 6,983 9,690 10,315 10,934
Kwazulu-Natal 8,644 11,996 12,773 13,540
Limpopo 3,135 4,353 4,634 4,912
Mpumalanga 7,077 9,821 10,456 11,084
Northern Cape 2,660 3,691 3,930 4,165
North West 5,463 7,580 8,070 8,554
Western Cape 2,090 2,900 3,088 3,273
TOTAL 47,500 65,917 70,180 74,391
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Conditional Grant to Provinces: Child Support Extension
2003/04
Provinces 2003/04R’000
2004/05R’000
2004/05R’000
Eastern Cape 272,130 866,885 1,669 903
Free State 72,497 233,242 457,870
Gauteng 66,449 193,815 359,609
Kwazulu-Natal 235,143 723,700 1,367 785
Limpopo 172,969 536,542 1,000 815
Mpumalanga 78,360 239,836 442,010
Northern Cape 19,671 63,540 121,421
North West 125,426 367,979 652,257
Western Cape 57,355 174,461 328,330
TOTAL 1,100 000 3,400 000 6,400 000
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Conditional Grant to Provinces: Food Relief Grant
2003/04Provinces 2003/04
R’0002004/05R’000
2004/05R’000
Eastern Cape 94,133 94,133 94,133
Free State 37,334 37,334 37,334
Gauteng 27,904 27,904 27,904
Kwazulu-Natal 68,185 68,185 68,185
Limpopo 61,146 61,146 61,146
Mpumalanga 27,651 27,651 27,651
Northern Cape 9,998 9,998 9,998
North West 41,615 41,615 41,615
Western Cape 20,034 20,034 20,034
TOTAL 388,000 388,000 388,000
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Poverty Relief Grant in Kind 2003/04
2002/03R’000
2003/04R’000
Eastern Cape 16 179 10 449
Free State 8 690 5 774
Gauteng 4 386 3 190
Kwazulu-Natal 17 429 11 274
Limpopo 15 633 10 229
Mpumalanga 10 446 6 874
Northern Cape 4 315 2 887
North West 8 646 5 827
Western Cape 3 811 2 942
TOTAL 89 535 59 446
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Key Outputs for 2003/04
Social Security Policy & Planning Policy for social benefits to children &
families by December 2003 Policy on social benefits to disabled and
elderly by November 2003 Analysis & impact assessment reports
on factors impacting on social security twice a year
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Key Outputs for 2003/04 (2)
Grant Systems and Administration Effective and efficient grant and relief
administration targeting an application processing time of approx 1,5
months Payments to grant beneficiaries within 4 months
of application Full implementation of norms and standards
by all provinces by December 2004 Socpen enhancement to reach 99% up-time
and 95% data integrity by April 2004 Phase 1 of new grant payment system to
replace socpen completed by January 2004
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Key Outputs for 2003/04 (2) Grant Systems and Administration
(cont): Monitoring of compliance on a quarterly
basis and annual impact assessment studies Implementation of fraud prevention and
detection strategy to ensure that each province is audited at least once a year
Report to Cabinet on institutional restructuring (agentisation) by July 2003
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Key Outputs for 2003/04 (3) Welfare Services Transformation
Norms and standards for welfare services to be approved by March 2004
Policy & programmes to care for children e.g. New child care legislation, implementation of national child protection register
Policy and programmes to support families developed and implemented by March 2004
Policy and programmes to protect and support persons affected by crime operational by March 2004
Youth development strategy developed and approved by February 2004
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Key Outputs for 2003/04 (4) Welfare Services Transformation – cont:
Policy and legislation on older persons by September 2003
Strategy for delivery of social welfare services to the disabled by March 2004
Drug master plan developed and approved by March 2004
Prevention and treatment of Drug Dependancy Act reviewed and amendments approved by March 2004
Fully functional Central Drug Authority secretariat by June 2003
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Key Outputs for 2003/04 (5) Development Implementation Support
Develop an anti-poverty strategy- draft by March 2004
Ensure sustainability of poverty relief project through various interventions e.g. provision of financial assistance and programme support to communities
Integrated community development strategy- concept document canvassed by March 2004
Develop an integrated strategy on HIV/Aids by December 2003
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Key Outputs for 2003/04 (6) Development Implementation Support –
cont: Targeting to support about 400 home and
community based care centres by 2004 Policy on protection of orphans and children
affected by HIV/Aids Minimisation of the risk of HIV/Aids amongst
youth Ongoing registration of NPOs Institutionalisation of volunteerism
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Key Outputs for 2003/04 (7) Population and Development
Advise and monitor policy and plans on population and development trends- draft State of South Africa’s population Report 2003/04 by March 2004
Population and development advocacy and information, education and communication activities
Research on national population and social development policies
Implementation of intergovernmental programmes and information dissemination.
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Key challenges facing Department Increased capacity for grant administration and
payment vis-à-vis the current weak systems Need to properly manage the transitional
arrangements for the establishment of the National Agency for social grants administration
Additional service delivery demands to rollout new programmes, e.g. Food Security Programme, against limited internal capacity
Integration of the work of the Department with that of provinces and other cluster departments