Question NW1451 to the Minister of Social Development
23 December 2019 - NW1451
van der Merwe, Ms LL to ask the Minister of Social Development
Whether, with reference to her 2019 budget speech where she stated that R50 million rand has been allocated from the Criminal Assets Recovery Account (Cara) to support shelters and the fact that the President, Mr M C Ramaphosa in his address to protestors at Parliament promised increased funding for women's shelters and safe houses, (a) the increase that the President referred to is the same or additional to the Cara funding that she referred to and (b) her department is also ensuring that provinces increase allocations to shelters for victims of crime and violence; if not, what is the position in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
Reply:
(a)Yes, the R50 million that the Minister of Social Development referred to during her budget speech is allocated from the Criminal Assets Recovery Account for funding of Non-Profit Organisations providing services to victims of crime and violence. Additional amount of R50 million has been recommended from the Criminal Assets Recovery Account as part of the Emergency Response Plan on Gender Based Violence. This funding will be used to fund Non-Governmental Organisations that provide direct services to victims and survivors of gender-based violence. The process of submitting the recommended additional amount of R50 million from the Criminal Assets Recovery Account for Cabinet approval is underway. (b) The Department of Social Development is also ensuring that provinces increase allocations for services to victims of crime and violence including shelters for victims of crime and violence. The provincial allocations for the Medium Term Expenditure Framework are as follows:
Provinces |
MTEF Allocations |
||
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
|
R’000 |
R’000 |
R’000 |
|
Eastern Cape |
1 058 220 |
1 120 267 |
1 178 549 |
Free State |
545 086 |
563 780 |
586 850 |
Gauteng |
2 457 722 |
2 634 964 |
2 906 075 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
1 600 679 |
1 705 787 |
1 796 502 |
Limpopo |
991 860 |
1 048 534 |
1 141 305 |
Mpumalanga |
673 557 |
745 092 |
806 043 |
Northern Cape |
322 153 |
341 577 |
357 909 |
North West |
531 800 |
578 602 |
613 132 |
Western Cape |
804 918 |
845 940 |
884 365 |
Total |
8 985 995 |
9 584 543 |
10 270 730 |