To provide financial management training and development for Social Security staff.

The Department did provide training however expenditure was less than the budget allocation. The Department did not apply for a roll over for 2004/05 as a result of non-expenditure in 2003/04.

Community based care

The Provision of social welfare services to orphans and vulnerable children who are infected and affected by HIV/Aids.

Except for the first financial year (2001/020) the programme has spent between 90-98% of…Expenditure was primarily on community based care funding, training of caregivers and campaigns.

The programmes renders much needed services given the prevalence of HIV/Aids in the …

Purpose: The programme was intended for poultry project run by women in the

rural areas of the province

Performance: 100% Funding was transferred for the poultry project.

Purpose: To comply with regulation 11 ruling on the arrear payments of grants

The grant gazetted only in March 2002. The Department went on massive campaigns to pay 136 437 beneficiaries on the February 2003 revised estimates. By October 2003, 121 512 were paid.

Purpose: To fund extension of child support grants to eligible children between the ages of 7-14, phased in over three years, and to cover associated administrative and payment costs.

Performance: The programme was affected by lack of awareness in communities, lack of proper documentation and the re-application which was not automatic.

Of the targeted 316 624 the department has reached 184 730 by September 2005.

The department has intensified campaigns to reach the stipulated target.

Purpose: Provide free relief to individuals and households

For the 2004/05 Financial year the department spent 50% of the grant as a result of tender being awarded in February 2005 from the National Department of Social Development.

The R21 312 000 that was spent was the result of prior year last tranche in terms of business plan.

The Department has applied and was granted a roll-over by the Provincial

Treasury and is on schedule to spend the R21 335 000 by year-end.

Purpose: To support the social welfare and development interventions and for immediate and appropriate short-term relief to vulnerable individuals and households who are not eligible and not receiving any form of assistance

The programme has started slowly for the current financial year 2005/06 as a result of profiling and sustainable programmes. On the current reports and business plans we firmly belief that 85-90% of the budget will be spent

To build Secure Care Centres in line with the Child justice Bill and Places of Safety over the MTEF period

Performance: Plans and construction of 12 Care centres have started in the current financial year

Key policy issues:

Social security Agency Act

Child Justice Bill

Children's bill

Older persons Bill

Increase in personnel and capital expenditure

Improved turnaround time/

Review of Social Welfare Services

Basket of services synchronized as a result of Service Delivery model

Upgrade and retention of Social Workers

Social Welfare: 238 social workers envisaged to 1200 in terms of Norms and Standard based on 2001 census

Capital expenditure of R75 000 00 over MTEF period 2005/06-2007/08 for Places of Safety, Security care centres

Additional request to be made for shelters, children's homes etc.

Total Welfare Expenditure: Budget R126 992 00- Actual Expenditure R 125 783 000 = 99%

Expenditure largely on transfers

Outstanding Electronic child protection register, upgrade of social workers in progress

Development and Support programs:

Influenced largely by conditional grants 72 % of budget spent. Tender on NFES awarded late influencing lower expenditure. Total of 72 000 targeted households reached 99 % expenditure on HIV/Aids. High vacancy levels on programme Social Assistance:

Preparations (ringfencing, contractual obligations) for establishment of SASSA in he province consistent with National Growth of grants in line with national average at 28.6 %. Great concerns on disability growth .Foster care grants showing rapid growth .Impact of anti-fraud campaign being analysed

Arrests for public servants & review of indemnity cases

Child Support Grant Extension picking up in the current financial year after a slow start in the past two years.

Old age and war veterans stable and consistent with expenditure

Recruitment of personnel in Social Assistance lower than expected in 2005/06 as a result of organogram for SASSA large personnel under-expenditure anticipated.

Regular reports being submitted in terms of the conditional grant framework