Question NW1576 to the Minister of Social Development
28 September 2020 - NW1576
Roos, Mr AC to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)With reference to 849 requests for food assistance that have been sent from ward 99, 100, 103 and 104 in Tshwane in the requisite format and sent to the electronic mail [email protected] since 14 April 2020 to date, (a) what is the (i) plan and (ii) timeline for the applicants in the specified wards to receive food relief as none of them have received food relief, (b) what number of applicants in the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality have not yet received food relief, (c) what is the (i) plan and (ii) timeline for the applicants who have not received food relief in the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality to receive food relief (d) what oversight measures have been put in place by her department to ensure that provincial governments attend to all food relief requests submitted; (2) whether she can provide a food relief delivery schedule to ensure oversight is undertaken in constituencies regarding the distribution of the food parcels; if not, why not; if so, (a) by what date and/or (b) what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1(a) (b) (c) The Department and SASSA were not involved in the progress you refer to in your question and as a result we are not able to provide the required details.
(1) (d) The Department’s oversight measures that have been put in place to ensure that provincial governments attend to all food relief requests submitted includes the following;
- Reporting by the provinces to National DSD on the progress in processing application received from the public,
- Oversight visits by National Officials in service delivery points in Provinces
(2) Not applicable