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Social Development
DSD Budget: Committee Report; Committee 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan
10 May 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development met virtually to consider and adopt its Committee report on the annual performance plan and budget of the Department and its entities; the report of the Committee Workshop, the Committee 2023/24 annual performance plan and Committee minutes.
Members raised several ...
Social Development
SASSA & NDA 2023/24 Annual Performance Plans; with Minister
5 May 2023
The Committee met to be briefed by two social development entities on their 2023/24 Annual Performance Plans. The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) reported that manual processes still dominate its operations and depends on face-to-face encounter with the clients/applicants. Their annual plan was developed ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan, with AGSA input & Ministry present
3 May 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Committee received a presentation from the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) on the review of the Department of Social Development’s (DSD’s) Annual Performance Plan for the 2023/24 financial year and material irregularities. The Department of Social Development also presented its Annual Performance ...
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Policy on Linking Social Grant Beneficiaries to Government Services: DSD Briefing; with Minister
22 Mar 2023
The Department of Social Development briefed the Committee about the Draft Policy of Integrating Children’s Grants into Government Services.
The Minister said that the draft policy of integrating Children’s Grants into Government Services was introducing practical solutions to the challenges people faced. She said the Department intended to initiate ...
Social Development
Department of Social Development Q3 2022/23
15 Mar 2023
After the DSD 2022/23 Quarter 3 performance report, Committee members asked DSD what it was doing about the other part of the Children's Bill as this was part of the Committee's legacy. They asked about the round table discussion with business on the placement of social workers in schools; ...
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Departmental services and programmes for people with disabilities, including children
8 Mar 2023
The Portfolio Committee met on a virtual platform with the Department of Social Development (DSD), the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD), the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), to receive responses to its questions regarding departmental services and ...
Social Development
Services and programmes for people living with disabilities, including children: DSD, DBE & DWYPD briefing; with Minister of Social Development
1 Mar 2023
The Committee was briefed in a virtual meeting by the Departments of Social Development, Basic Education and Women, Youths and Persons with Disabilities, on their roles in developing and implementing programmes to enhance the lives of people living with disabilities.
The Minister of Social Development said that at the ...
Social Development
Status report on payment of social grants: DSD & SASSA briefing
15 Feb 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Social Development (DSD), the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and Postbank gave a briefing to the Committee on the status of social grant payments.
All three entities discussed the importance of the SASSA R350 grant. The DSD said the grant was vital ...
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Children’s Amendment Bill: NCOP amendments adopted, Thembisa Petition
30 Nov 2022
The Committee considered the amendments made by the Select Committee on Health and Social Services with respect to the Children’s Amendment Bill. ...
Social Development
Recommended candidates to serve on the Independent Tribunal for Social Assistance Appeals
30 Nov 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Social Development and Select Committee on Health and Social Services held a joint meeting to consider and adopt the preferred names submitted by the Department of Social Development (DSD) for appointment to the Independent Tribunal for Social Assistance Appeals panel.
During its ...