Question NW2783 to the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
05 January 2024 - NW2783
Sharif, Ms NK to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
Considering that youth and persons with disability programmes run by her Office have been merged into one programme which is underfunded, what are the details of the plans of her Office to protect the (a) budgets allocated to and (b) integrity of the programmes of the two critical components of the mandate of her Office?
Reply:
The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) has obtained approval from the National Treasury to split the Youth and Persons with Disabilities into two separate programmes effective 1 April 2024.
The allocation of funds to departments from the fiscus is a mandate of the National Treasury. This question may be directed to the Ministry of Finance for reply.