"building a caring society. together"1 dsd annual report 2006/07 presented to portfolio...

"Building a caring society. together" 1

DSD Annual Report2006/07

Presented to Portfolio Committee on Social Development

14 November 2007


Presentation outline

• Part A– Overview

• Part B– Programme Performance 2006/07

• Part C– Budget and Expenditure report 2006/07 – Auditor General’s Report– Challenges

• Part D– Legislative Framework 2007/08


DSD Strategic Perspective• The department has premised its strategies and

services on two platforms:

– services that deal with assisting society to deal with what they are currently experiencing as a result of poverty and social dislocation and

– strategies to deal with the factors that give rise to and sustain poverty, inequality and social discord.


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 those committed to building a caring society.

Vision

A caring and integrated system of social development services that facilitates human development

and improves the quality of life.


Sector Priorities• Expansion and consolidation of services to children,

youth, older persons, women, people with disabilities

• Capacity building for Civil Society Organisation

• Expanded Public Works Programme

• Human Capital Development: Social Services Professionals


Part B Programme Performance


Programme 2: Comprehensive Social Protection

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVE:

• to ensure the provision of a package of comprehensive social protection measures and interventions, focusing on income support

Non-contributory Social Benefits

• Achieved significant milestones with respect to developing policies and research for discussion and debate that will in due course address the many gaps in social security system.

• Cabinet approved a policy and an implementation plan for the extension of social assistance to indigent refugees who are disabled.

• The department developed a further plan to cover contingencies of recognised refugees in respect of the old age pension, children in poor households and foster care.



Non-contributory Social Benefits (continued)• Children’s Benefits

– Conducted a study on the need and potential implications of extension of child support grants (CSG) to the age of 18 years.

– The report was submitted to the Cabinet for consideration. Cabinet proposed that the Social Sector Cluster explore a package of services to vulnerable children over the age of 14 years, as opposed to a social grant as the sole measure.

• Disability and Retirement benefits– Developed a draft assessment tool for Care Dependency Grants – Facilitated the development of a draft report on social security benefits for

people with chronic illnesses– Finalised piloting of the harmonised assessment tool for disability which

started in 2005/06 • Planned implementation to commence in the next financial year pending

amendment of the Social Assistance Act and initial training of SASSA and Department of Health officials



Non-contributory Social Benefits (continued)

• The provision of Social Relief of Distress – Developed a policy implementation manual to support standardised

interpretation and application of the provisions across the country.

– Disbursed an amount to the value of R22 million to provide relief to 13 000 victims of disaster and an amount to the value of R3 million Emergency Relief Fund to Organizations providing assistance to victims of disaster.

Contributory Social Security benefits

• Social Insurance– Completed a review of Retirement Provisions, with further studies to

support key recommendations, with legislation for a state-provided fund.



• Service delivery Quality Assurance

– Implemented both the monitoring framework and institutional arrangements for the regular interface between the Agency and the Department to ensure continuity and improvement in service standards.

– Completed the report on perverse incentives and approved by Cabinet.– Completed a profile of 7,000 beneficiaries during this period. The

report was presented to Cabinet and approved.


Programme 4: Social Welfare Services

Child Care and Protection Services• New Child Care Legislation

– The Section 75 Children’s Bill was signed by the President in June 2006 and it is now referred to as the Children’s Act No.38 of 2005.

– The Children’s Amendment Bill previously known as the Section 76 part of the Children’s Bill was introduced to Parliament in July 2006 and passed by the NCOP. The Bill has been passed by the National Assembly and referred to NCOP for concurrence .

• Early childhood development (ECD) – Launched the Guidelines on Early Childhood Development services in June

2006 – The Sector registered approximately 1500 sites in 2006/07 bringing the

number of registered sites to over 11 000. – There is on average an ECD site for every 455 children in the country.– Paid per diem subsidy for approximately 314 912 children.– The total amount paid towards these subsidized sites for 2006/07 is R350m


Programme 4: Social Welfare ServicesChild Care and Protection Services (continued)

• Strategies to Combat Child Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation– Installed the Child Protection Register (CPR) in all provinces and the

process of upgrading the database in all provinces is ongoing. – The CPR registers, in six provinces, are fully aligned with the new

national web-based system.

• Alternative Care– Developed a foster care strategy – Developed a comprehensive residential care data base of registered

child and youth care centres.

Adoptions and International Social Services– Registered 252 inter country adoptions; and – 2,166 domestic adoptions



Social Crime Prevention

• Programmes and guidelines for children awaiting trial

Achieved 50% reduction of children in prisons and SAPS holding facilities

Completed a booklet on minimum standards on diversion and the booklet is expected to be launched during the first quarter of the 2007/08 financial year.

– As an interim measure, the DSD adopted Western Cape Secure Care Detention and Probation Case Management System and will be rolled out in other provinces


Programme 4: Social Welfare ServicesServices to Families: • Family Policy

– Developed a costing framework for family policy – Finalised the training manual for parenting skills and the training manual

on Marriage Preparation and Marriage Enrichment– Drafted the manual on family preservation and is awaiting approval.– Developed a database of existing services and programmes to families.

Consolidated inputs from five provinces: Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo, Eastern Cape and Free State into the database

• Victim Empowerment– Launched an Empowerment Centre in Badplaas Mpumalanga – Finalised a strategy for involving men and boys in the prevention of

violence against women and children.– Finalised framework for the implementation of the SA’s Victims Charter– Conducted an impact analysis of the resource directory of services for

victims of crime the report is available



Services to older persons• Developed community based care and support services model for

services to older persons• Finalised Plan of Action on Ageing in line with Madrid Plan of Action in

Aging. • Provided financial and administrative to the South African Older

Persons Forum (SAOPF), which was established in 2005 by the Minister of Social Development, to promote and protect the rights of older persons and to serve as a mouth piece for older persons.

Services to people with disabilities • Conducted research on social needs of people with disabilities• Developed policy guidelines on:

– rehabilitation services to people with disabilities – residential facilities for people with disabilities – management of protective workshops


Programme 4: Social Welfare ServicesSUBSTANCE ABUSE

• Prevention of and Treatment of Substance Bill– Held briefing session on the Bill with the Portfolio Committee on Social

Development– Consultations took place with all provinces

• Norms and Standards– Developed Minimum Norms and Standards for in-patient Treatment Centres

and the Best practice model for children and youth in treatment facilities

• Conducted rapid Analysis on Trends in Substance Abuse in the country.


Programme 4: Social Welfare ServicesHIV/AIDS • Strengthen and roll out home /community-based care and support

– Funded 1 700 Home/Community based Centres nation-wide providing a wide and varying number of services.

– Developed norms and standards for HCBC services to ensure quality of services and to provide a minimum package of services to be rendered.

Piloted draft norms and standards in 13 HCBC organizations. 48% of HCBC organizations comply with the norms and standards.

Conducted a situation analysis to inform the development of a capacity building/mentoring model for HCBC.

Trained 142 HCBC organizations on organizational development. Commissioned a study to assess the existing monitoring and evaluation

system for HCBC at national, provincial, district and local level. Developed a module on psycho-social support was in consultation with

HWSETA and printed



HIV/AIDS (continued)• Care and support programme

– Completed process for estimation of orphans using vital registration data up to the age of 13 years.

– Finalised Policy framework for orphans and other children made vulnerable by AIDS– Finalised guidelines and action plan for Management of HIV for Children and Youth

in residential care. – Facilitated and monitored the establishment of 50 Love Life outlets Commissioned a study to look at existing national and international databases for

OVC. A report is expected during the 2007/08 financial year.

• Implementation of expanded public works programme within home /community-based care and support programme 2,438 caregivers received accredited training 12,213 received non-accredited training 611 child care forums fully functional. Plans are under way to conduct an audit to

inform the roll-out of child care forums. Developed training material to enhance the effective functioning of CCF


Programme 5: Development and Research

Community Development• Sustainable Livelihoods

– Launched the first phase of the pilot project on linking grants to livelihoods and cooperatives ( Dutyini Pilot Project) in May 2006

– Co-operative established and registered with CIPRO – Produced documentary and case-study of first phase– Introduced concept in Limpopo and will be rolled out as soon as

challenges in the node identified have been addressed

• Exit strategy of PRP projects – Finalised the MOU between national and provincial Departments

of Social Development to hand over the responsibility of management of poverty relief projects to provinces.

– Developed Action Plan on spending funds on the IDT accounts and request for deviation from the initial objectives of the PRP framework submitted to National Treasury


Programme 5: Development and ResearchCommunity Development (continued)

• Community development policy– Held national consultative processes to identify pertinent issues

that are critical for the development of a community development policy.

• Improved conditions of service for community development practitioners– Finalised Job description for five CDP work levels. The CDP re-

grading process was approved by MINMEC on 23 February 2007. – Implementation date of the recommended CDP salary levels is 1

April 2007.– Worked with the South African Qualifications Authority to

standardize the qualifications and training of Community Development Practitioners.


Programme 5: Development and ResearchCommunity Development (continued)• Provision of integrated DSD services in the ISRDP and URP nodes

– Commissioned research on analysis of livelihood profiles and assessment of DSD basket of services in all the 21 ISRDP and URP nodes.

– The project is aimed at informing the Department on how it is currently performing, its shortcomings, what needs to be done to improve service delivery, and piloting the support processes needed in order to effect change.

– Identified training and capacity building needs of Community Development Practitioners as part of the ISRDP/URP study as well as held workshops with provinces on methodology of the study

• Youth Development Policies and strategies – MINMEC approved the Youth Development Strategy – Completed costing for the implementation of the National Youth

Strategy.



Community Development (continued)• National and international Obligations

– Held commemoration of the South African Youth Day as part of the Youth Development Month. Highlights of month include the national memorial lecture held at the HSRC Building on 15 June 2006, the launch of the activities in the Free State Province.

– Hosted Youth Indaba together with the Departments of Health and Defence. – Provided support to provinces in commemoration of the International

Youth Day

• Youth Work Services – Recruited 240 youth in line with the National Youth Service

Implementation Guidelines criteria. – South African Youth Work Association revising the implementation of the

Youth Work Policy– Held consultations held with stakeholders to secure buy-in and support to

the process to professionalise the Youth Service



Community Development (continued): Support to Civil Society Organisations • Registration of NPOs

– 6,507 were registered within the required time frame of two months upon receipt of application,

– This increased the total number of registered organizations to 43,466 organizations.

– 4,722 annual reports were received and 3,614 of these reports were captured on the NPO database.

– De-registered 280 organizations because of non-compliance.– Trained Community Development Practitioners to assist and support

Organizations, particularly those that are not complying.

• Enhanced institutional capacity of the sector – Completed a training manual for CDP train-a-trainer programme. – Developed a CD per province for each CDP on the manual and database of

incomplete applications received and the registered organizations to facilitate support to organizations

– Conducted train-a-trainer workshops for CDP in different provinces



Population and Development Population and Development Research • Population and development research activities served to support policy

development, monitoring and evaluation in the Department, and the Government in general.

• Research reports that flowed from research undertaken include the following:

– Views on migration in Sub-Saharan Africa– An Evaluation of the Joint Population Conferences (1999-2005)– Identification of Information and Research Gaps on the Impact of HIV

and AIDS and Research Priority Needs: Towards an HIV and AIDS Research Agenda for DSD

– Review, update and definition of indicators to monitor the social impacts and other aspects of HIV and AIDS in South Africa.


Strategic Challenges • Non – compliance with the NPO Act.

– The Department is appointing additional staff members to enhance its capacity to administer and monitor registered NPOs.

• The slow process of filling of posts. – The Department reviewed the Recruitment and Selection Policy with

the intention of shortening the turn around time of recruitment in the Department.

• Financial administration of the social assistance function poses many challenges due to dual responsibilities between SASSA and the Department which impacts on accountability.

• Lack of effective management information systems for social welfare and community development programmes, limit our capacity to monitoring and evaluation


Background • The Disaster Relief Fund Board was appointed during the 1ST October 2005

until 31 July 2007.• 15 Board Members representing the 9 provinces were appointed to manage

the Disaster Relief Fund. • During the term of office of the Board no declaration of disaster was made

in terms of the Fund Raising Act of 1978 No.107.• Most of the disaster events were dealt with at the provincial and local

levels.• Since the establishment of the Disaster Management Act of 2002 No. 57 the

Fund Raising Act No.107 has become absolute. • Provinces affected by disaster has indicated to be coping with disaster

during this financial year.• In most cases Social Relief of Distress budgets from provinces and SASSA

were utilized to assist the affected communities.• An amount to the value of R20 million was distributed to12 000 victims of

drought and gale force from the Disaster Relief Fund Board.


Legislative Framework

• The Board and the Department consulted broadly on issues of legislative and institutional arrangements.

• It was noted that the present legislative arrangements are fragmented and results in delays due to consultation process by the Board at high costs to the Department, and duplication of services – Social Assistance Act make provision for disbursement of relief,

similarly the Fund Raising Act makes such provisions, thus complicating accountability between the Director General and Chairperson of the Board.

– The Fund Raising Act 1978 is not in line with PFMA on issues of governance

• The Department, together with SASSA are consulting to harmonize the relief provision as an interim measure whilst policy issues are been reviewed

• The department is in the process of reviewing policy on Social Relief to establish one Social Relief Bill that would cover all relief provisions


Background• CDA is a statutory body, established in terms of the

Prevention and Treatment of Drug Dependency Act, Act No 20 of 1992.

• Members of the CDA are appointed by the Minister and consist of the representatives from 15 government departments and their entities.

• 12 other members are experts from the private sector, who are experts in the field of substance abuse


Achievement of CDA• Six CDA meetings were held to finalize Rules of CDA and Code of

Conduct, Annual Report 2006/7, CDA Business Plan, Format for Mini Drug Master Plans

• National Drug Master Plan approved by Cabinet during October 2006• 7 National and Provincial workshops were held to train representatives on

how to develop goal-oriented Mini Drug Master Plans • Organized the 1st Biennial Summit on Substance Abuse and 400 delegates

attended• Conducted Research: Analysis of the substance abuse trends• CDA Strategic Workshop was held and provided strategic direction and

indicators developed• Appointment of CDA members and the inauguration ceremony was held• Provincial substance abuse forums were monitored and the process is

continuing• Local Drug Action committees were facilitated, monitored and evaluated


Utilization of Finances• Funds spent by the Directorate: Substance Abuse and CDA on CDA

activities during the financial year 2006/2007 include:

– Appointment and inauguration of CDA members R25 000,00– CDA meetings R127 000,00– CDA Annual Report R130 000,00– National Drug Master Plan R122

000,00– Visit to provincial forums and Local drug Committees R20 000,00– 1st Biennial Summit on Substance Abuse R2m– Research: Analysis of the substance abuse trends R200 000,00.– CDA Strategic plan workshop: R6 000,00


CDA: Challenges• There is a need to establish CDA office at provincial

level with a dedicated CDA staff to coordinate provincial drug forums and local drug action committees and ensure that every responsible department is represented and contribute effectively.

• Due to inadequacy of funds certain activities could not be attended to such as National Database and National Clearinghouse projects

• Insufficient staff in the CDA Secretariat to facilitate, monitor and evaluate the National and Provincial Departments NDMP implementation


R 62,382,425 R 61,676,087

R 706,338

0

10,000,000

20,000,000

30,000,000

40,000,000

50,000,000

60,000,000

70,000,000

Final Voted Expenditure Saving

98,9% Actual

Spending

DEPARTMENTAL SPENDING

R’000


R 4,370,109 [7,09%]

R 57,050,127[92,50%]

R255,851[0.4%]

Operations

Households

Other Transfers

DIVISION OF 2006/07 DEPARTMENTAL EXPENDITURE [R’000]


R 270,002 R 255,851

R 14,151

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

Final Voted Expenditure Surplus

94,8% Actual

Spending

R’000

2006/07 OPERATIONAL SPENDING [Excluding transfer payments]


R3,671 [1%]

R140,651[55%]

R111,060 [43%]

Compensation Goods & Services Capital

DIVISION OF 2006/07 OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE [R’000]


2006/07: AUDITOR-GENERAL REPORT

Emphasis of matter:

• Transitional financial arrangements for the shifting of the Social Assistance function from provinces to the National Government.

• The National Treasury issued a directive dated 21 May 2007, which provided accounting guidelines following the shifting of the social assistance function from provincial government to national government.

• The unresolved balances in the provincial accounts that are required to be shifted to the national accounts as detailed in the note will be audited in the 2007/08 financial year when these balances will be included in the financial statements of the National Department of Social Development.


Legislative Plans for the Period 2007/08• The Children’s Act, 2005 and the Old Persons Act, 2006

– Both Acts are not yet fully operational.– Certain sections of the Children’s Act were operationalised earlier in 2007.– Both require regulations prior to them being fully operationalised – Regulations for both Acts are in the process being finalised

• The Children’s bill – The Department has during August 2006 introduced the Children’s Bill in

Parliament– The Bill is currently being debated by the Select Committee for Social

Services in the National Council of Provinces– Indications are that the Bill may be finalised by end of November 2007

• Prevention of and Treatment for substance abuse Bill– The Department envisages to introduce new legislation during march 2008

for finalization by end of 2008 – The Bill was submitted to cabinet during July 2007


Legislative Plans for the Period 2007/08• Regulations:

– The following regulations will be Finalised during the current financial year• Social Assistance Act, 2004• Children’s Act, 2005• Older Persons Act, 2006• Social Services Professions Act, 1978• The Non-Profit Organisations Act, 1997were operationalised earlier in 2007.

• The Department also envisages to introduce new legislation in 2008– Social Services Professions Legislation– Non –Profit organisation Amendment Bill– National Development Agency Bill– Social Assistance Amendment Bill– Social Relief Funds Bill– Children Amendment Bill– Retirement Reform Legislation– Prevention of and Treatment for substance abuse Bill

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