Social Development
With regard to the additional R59,7 million made available by the national government, which she announced in November 2019, that is to be used to employ social workers in areas where there is a high prevalence of gender-based violence, substance abuse and issues affecting children in the province:
- What is the detailed breakdown of the expenditure to date, (b) how many social workers have been deployed and (c) where have they been deployed?
- What is the detailed breakdown of the expenditure to date,
Social Worker Addition
The Department has been allocated R59,715 million over the 2020 MTEF; to sustain the employment of social workers, particularly in areas with a high prevalence of gender-based violence, substance abuse and issues affecting children.
Classification | 2020/21 R’000 | 2021/22 R’000 | 2022/23 R’000 |
Compensation of employees | 11 190 | 11 628 | 12 175 |
Goods and Services | 4 100 | 7 282 | 7 646 |
GG Vehicle usage | 1 000 | 2 000 | 2 094 |
IT equipment | 600 |
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Total | 16 890 | 20 910 | 21 915 |
- how many social workers have been deployed and
21 on contract from 1 December until 31 March 2020. Currently busy with the recruitment and selection process to appoint 30 permanently as per the budget allocation.
- where have they been deployed?
Head Office (Social Crime Prevention)
Metro South (Gugulethu/Nyanga, Mitchells Plain, Philippi & Fishhoek)
Metro North (Delft, Atlantis, Cape Town, Elsies River)
Metro East (Khayelithsha, Kraaifontein, Eerste River)
West Coast (Matzikama, Saldanha, Cederberg & Bergriver)
Cape Winelands (Drakenstein & Breede Valley)
Eden Karoo (George, Oudtshoorn, Beaufort West & Knysna
