Social Development
Question by:
Hon Maurencia Gillion
Answered by:
Hon Albert Fritz
Question Number:
19
Question Body:
- What was his Department’s expenditure on Mass Opportunity and Development Centres (MODs) since its inception, (b) what was the annual cost since the start for (i) direct and (ii) indirect expenditure for each financial year per centre since inception, (c) how did each centre benefit from allocations by his Department per financial year, (d)
what happens to unspent transfers from his Department and (e) which services does his Department render at these centres?
Answer Body:
- The expenditure was as follows:
2011/12 = R6 625 7880
2012/13 = R 7 499 064
2013/14 = R11 567 150
2014/15 = R 29 860 440 (as at end of February 2015)
- (i) and (ii) The expenditure was not broken down for direct and indirect expenditure
- The number of participants at the MOD Centres improved when feeding was introduced with the spin-offs on this process being seen at the academic performance of the participants.
- The contract periods were extended to enable the expenditure of unspent funds
- Provision of feeding services and social work interventions whenever required through the referral process.
Date:
Friday, March 13, 2015
