Question NW2106 to the Minister of Social Development
30 June 2022 - NW2106
Abrahams, Ms ALA to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)Whether, in view of the importance of investment in the youth of the Republic and the welcome budget increase of the Sub-programme: Youth from R25,5 million in the 2021-22 financial year to R42,4 million in the 2022-23 financial year, she will furnish Ms A L A Abrahams with a detailed breakdown on (a) how the budget for the 2021-22 financial year was (i) allocated and (ii) spent and (b) how the 2022-23 budget will be allocated and spent; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what are the details of any underspending in the 2021-22 financial year?
Reply:
Budget for 2021-2022 financial year
The Sub-Programme Youth in the allocation for 2021-2022 allocated the funds according to the Goods and Services, which were programmes and interventions for youth across the country; compensation of employed staff and equipment needed for execution of tasks in the department. The allocation is as reflected below:
|
DIR : YOUTH 2021/22 |
Current Budget |
Total Expenditure |
Available Budget |
Percentage |
|
COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES |
4 103 |
4 152 |
-49 |
101.19% |
|
GOODS AND SERVICES |
9 568 |
4 529 |
5 039 |
47.33% |
|
HOUSEHOLDS(HH) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT |
45 |
- |
45 |
0.00% |
|
TOTAL |
13 716 |
8 681 |
5 035 |
63.29% |
Budget for 2022-2023 financial year
The Sub-Programme Youth in the allocation for 2022-2023 allocated the funds according to the Goods and Services, which are programmes and interventions for youth across the country; compensation of employed staff and equipment needed for execution of tasks in the department. The allocation and expenditure is as reflected below:
|
DIR : YOUTH 2022/23 |
Current Budget |
Total Expenditure |
Available Budget |
Percentage |
|
COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES |
3 858 |
328 |
3 530 |
8.50% |
|
GOODS AND SERVICES |
8 701 |
545 |
8 156 |
6.26% |
|
HOUSEHOLDS(HH) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT |
48 |
- |
48 |
0.00% |
|
TOTAL |
12 607 |
873 |
11 734 |
6.92% |
REPLY (2)
What are the details of any underspending in the 2021-22 financial year?
The financial year 2021-2022 reflects underspending due to the following reasons:
There was no facilitated National Camp as a mobilization strategy for youth due to (i) the Department embarked on the process of appointing a service provider for conducting the Design and Implementation Evaluation of Youth Camps in order to determine the impact of camps over the years since 2012-2019. The appointment of the Service provider to conduct the evaluation of camps delayed due to no responses from the advertisements. Lack of a Service provider to deliver a skills development training on Business Management also resulted in 2021-2022 underspending. The hosting of provincial engagements further led to underspending due to COVID restrictions as well provincial competing priorities.