Social Development
(1) (a) What civil society organisations (CSOs) received funding from her Department in the last three financial years and (b) what services do these CSOs provide to homeless people;
(2) whether her Department has monitoring and evaluation tools to exercise oversight over how public funds are spent by these CSOs; if not, why not; if so, (a) what type of financial oversight is exercised, (b) how effective is this oversight and (c) how does her Department curb financial mismanagement by CSOs;
(3) whether her Department has a designated policy for homelessness and reintegration; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) how are the mandates of the CSOs aligned with this policy?
[a]
- 2019/20 f/y: funded 27 Shelters for homeless adults and 2 Social Service organisations.
- 2020/21 f/y: funded 27 Shelters for homeless adults inclusive of 1 Family Shelter and 2 Social Service organisations.
- 2021/22 f/y: funded 37 Shelters for homeless adults and 2 Social Service organisations.
[b]
- Sheltered temporary accommodation,
- Psycho-Social support,
- Reunification and reintegration services,
- Substance abuse and mental health support,
- Social and economic skills assistance to find employment.
QUESTION 2
[1] whether her Department has monitoring and evaluation tools to exercise oversight over how public funds are spent by these CSOs; if not, why not; if so, [a] what type of financial oversight is exercised, [b] how effective is this oversight and [c] how does her Department curb financial mismanagement by CSOs;
RESPONSE
[a] Yes, the DSD does have monitoring and evaluation Tools, consisting of an Annual Transfer Payment Agreement, Quarterly Progress Reports with quarterly bank statements, On-site visits to monitoring the financial and governance systems of the CSO and submission of Annual Audited Financial Statements.
[b] CSOs are obliged to comply with the terms and conditions of the above-mentioned tools. Follow up takes place should compliance not be adhered to and a Service delivery plan will be developed to monitor the corrective actions within timeframes.
[c] Desk-top assessments of quarterly progress reports and bank statements; referral to institutional capacity-building directorate; mentoring, supervision, training and capacity-building and stakeholder engagements are part of the processes to ensure mismanagement of funds do not take place.
QUESTION 3
[1] whether her Department has a designated policy for homelessness and reintegration; if not, why not; if so, [a] what are the relevant details and [b] how are the mandates of the CSOs aligned with this policy?
RESPONSE
[a] The Department has a policy framework for Norms and Standards for Shelters for Homeless Adults. This framework have been developed and approved in 2015.
[b] Transfer Payment Agreement outlines and aligns Shelters compliance with the Norms and Standards.
