Question NW3209 to the Minister of Social Development

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24 October 2022 - NW3209

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van der Merwe, Ms LL to ask the Minister of Social Development

Excluding beneficiaries of community dialogues and awareness programmes, nongovernmental organisations and/or community-based services, what is the total number of beneficiaries of direct-care services offered by staff employed by her department with regard to (a) children in need of care and protection, (b) shelters for victims of crime and violence, (c) substance abuse services and (d) older persons’ residential facilities and service centres in each province and in each financial year in the period 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2021?

Reply:

(a) Children in need of care and protection,

YEAR PROVINCE

2016/17

2017/18

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

Eastern Cape

27 716

24 653

26 520

22 966

21 143

Free State

No inputs received

Gauteng

70182

81306

93996

83612

94116

Kwa- Zulu Natal

26855

16436

17055

16477

22886

Limpopo

25 124

4 457

4 936

5 035

3 267

Mpumalanga

35 488

36 968

33161

28 308

22 590

Northern Cape

11393

8928

9676

8681

5115

North West

No inputs received

Western Cape

21 804

22 472

22 456

25 534

14 305

(b) Shelters for victims of crime and violence,

YEAR

PROVINCE

2016/17

2017/18

2018

2019

2020

 

Eastern Cape

26 792 (information not disaggregated according to years. The number is for the period 2016 - 2021)

Free State

No inputs received

Gauteng

No inputs received

Kwa-Zulu Natal

3033

3532

3767

3970

2438

 

Limpopo

1605

1612

727

1436

927

 

Mpumalanga

2523

5679

2631

1728

2587

 

Northern Cape

2397

3661

2908

3389

2934

 

North West

No inputs received

Western Cape

The department supports NGOs in furtherance of this of this objectives

(c) Substance abuse services,

YEAR

PROVINCE

2016/17

2017/18

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

Eastern Cape

No inputs received

Free State

No inputs received

Gauteng

1227708

1345136

1535365

2046279

2876576

Kwa-Zulu Natal

379 776

377 436

380 875

315 627

3754

Limpopo

634

766

1676

802

521

Mpumalanga

4154

3638

4653

2252

1616

Northern Cape

323

785

787

546

186

North West

No inputs received

Western Cape

3871

3611

3741

3512

1609

(d) Older Person’s residential facilities and service

YEAR;

PROVINCE

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Eastern Cape

26 792

Free State

No inputs received

Gauteng

128

119

119

116

113

 

Kwa-Zulu Natal

499 812

Limpopo

120

120

120

120

85

 

Mpumalanga

No inputs received

Northern Cape

8253

3111

1864

1870

500

 

North West

No inputs received

Western Cape

No inputs received

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