Question NW402 to the Minister of Social Development

PROVINCE

NUMBER OF CHILDREN

TYPE OF SERVICES

Eastern Cape

81 006.

As April 2020, EC has a total number of 81 006 children under the age of 18 years placed in Foster Care can be regarded as following within the school going age (Early childhood development, primary and high school).

It must be noted that this number only refers to the number of children placed in Foster Care as confirmed by SASSA-SOCPEN database.

Free State

29 885

The children access various services from the Department.

KZN

68 186

65833 children placed in foster care and 2303 in child and youth care centres.

Gauteng

1,766540

177157 receiving child protection services, 4572 placed in child and youth care centres, 19253 accessing community based prevention and early intervention services, 2750 in crime and prevention support programmes, 751971 in substance abuse prevention and support, 810837 accessing poverty alleviation and sustainable livelihood programmes.

Limpopo

815

(a) There are 555 children of school going age in Child and Youth Care Centres.

(b) 130 children are in secure care centres

(c) 66 Attend Vocational Workshop.

(d) 19 attend AET former ABET.

(e) 43 attend Primary school.

(f) 2 attend Secondary School

Mpumalanga

55 965

The children access various services from the Department.

Northern Cape

351

The children are placed in child and youth care centres: 14 enrolled in ECD centres, 325 in public schools, and 12 in school for children with special needs.

Western Cape

41081

36 251 children in foster care, 330 children in cluster foster care schemes, 4500 children in child and youth Care centres and secure care centres.

North West

344 426

28468 in foster care, 294604 recipients of child support grant, 755 in child and youth care centres, 114 in temporary safe care centres; and 21240 in drop-in centres.

TOTAL