Question NW2833 to the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
03 October 2017 - NW2833
Robertson, Mr K to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
Whether the R42 million spent on the National Rural Youth Service Corps (NARYSEC) as indicated in his department’s 2017-18 First Quarter Expenditure Report was spent on student stipends; if not, what was the money spent on; if so, (a) how many students are currently registered with NARYSEC programmes, (b) how many of the specified students received a stipend in each province and (c) how much funding did each student receive in each case?
Reply:
Yes. However it should be noted that the amount specified was not spent on paying monthly stipend to participants only. The expenditure included payment of tuition fees to various TVET Colleges, meals and transport costs.
a) 4765 youth registered as at 31 August 2017.
b) 4765.
c) Please refer to the table below.
|
PROVINCE |
PARTICIPANTS PAID R1320 STIPEND |
PARTICIPANTS PAID R2180 ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCE AND R1320 STIPEND |
TOTAL |
|
Eastern Cape |
490 |
90 |
580 |
|
Free State |
390 |
156 |
546 |
|
Gauteng |
100 |
146 |
246 |
|
Kwa Zulu Natal |
647 |
275 |
922 |
|
Limpopo |
566 |
27 |
593 |
|
Mpumalanga |
392 |
122 |
514 |
|
Northern Cape |
240 |
60 |
300 |
|
North West |
418 |
96 |
514 |
|
Western Cape |
348 |
202 |
550 |
|
TOTAL |
3591 |
1174 |
4765 |