Question NW2281 to the Minister of Social Development

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29 July 2022 - NW2281

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Opperman, Ms G to ask the Minister of Social Development

(a) What is the budget of community nutritional development centres (CNDCs) nationally, (b) what amount does each province get for CNDCs, (c) what number of (i) registered and (ii) operational CNDCs are in each province and (d) where are the centres located?

Reply:

a) Since the financial year 2019/20, the food relief budget from the national level is distributed directly from the National Treasury to the Provincial Equitable Share (PES) of provinces. The budget of Community Nutritional Development Centres (CNDCs) allocated in the PES is R8 280 141 per province from the R74 521 272 national allocation, which is divided equally amongst the 9 provinces.

b) The amount that each province allocated for CNDCs in 2022/23 financial year is as reflected below:

Province

Number of CNDCs

Amount allocated (2022/23)

Eastern Cape

36

R13 599 000

Free State

51

R9 300 000

Gauteng

25

R17 148 588

KwaZulu Natal

49

R19 425 000

Limpopo

19

R20 404 000

Mpumalanga

11

R9 704 000

Northern Cape

22

R6 000 000

North West

33

R22 626 645

Western Cape

36

R15 826 000

Total

282

R134 033 233

c) Please see the list above reflecting the number of CNDCs per province (i) registered and (ii) The listed CNDCs are operational in each province and;

d) Also attached is the database of CNDCs indicating where they are located: