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ECD Migration from DSD to DBE: progress report with Ministers
16 Mar 2021
With both Ministers present, a joint virtual technical progress report was given of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Programme migration from the Department of Social Development (DSD) to the Department of Basic Education (DBE) that requires all nine provinces to be on board and compliant with the function shifts as ...
Social Development
Committee Programme
16 Mar 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee considered its programme for next term. Members were taken through the public participation process around the Children’s Amendment Bill. National and provincial public hearings would be held. The Committee must ensure a closed meeting when interacting with the children and for the disclosure of information ...
Social Development
Children’s Amendment Bill: Pre-introduction consultation process; Temporary Disability Grant re-applications & overcrowding at SASSA; with Ministers
5 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Social Development, 05 March 2021
03 Feb 2021: Temporary disability grant reapplications & overcrowding at SASSA: update with Minister
20 Jan 2021: Lapsed temporary disability grants, reapplications, overcrowding at SASSA offices: with Minister
In this virtual meeting, the Department of Social Development responded to questions raised ...
Social Development
Implications of Children’s Amendment Bill: DHA briefing; Pre-introduction consultation process with stakeholders: DSD briefing; with Minister and Deputy Minister
3 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Social Development, 03 March 2021
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was addressed by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on the implications that the Children’s Amendment Bill [B18-2020] would have on the Department. The Department of Social Development also addressed the Committee on the Bill’s ...
Social Development
Implications of Children’s Amendment Bill : SALGA briefing; Content Advisor on public participation
24 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Social Development, 24 February 2021
In this virtual meeting, the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) commented that the municipal mandate for the Children’s Amendment Bill involves municipalities having a developmental and constitutional mandate to promote Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes. This mandate lies in the ...
Social Development
Implications of Children’s Amendment Bill in relation to adoption services: DSD briefing, with Minister
17 Feb 2021
The Portfolio Committee held a vitual meeting to receive a briefing from the Department of Social Development on the implications of the Children’s Amendment Bill in relation to adoption services.
The presentation from the Department of Social Development (DSD) shared the costs of this, as well as the Department’s intentions ...
Social Development
Temporary disability grant reapplications & overcrowding at SASSA: update with Minister
3 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Social Development, 03 Feb 2021
Call for comments:
Amendments to Social Assistance Act Regulations: Application, Eligibility, Payment of Social Assistance
Amendments to Social Assistance Act Regulations: Lodging & Adjudication of Social Assistance Appeals
The Minister, Department of Social Development (DSD) and South African Social Security Agency ...
Social Development
Lapsed temporary disability grants, reapplications, overcrowding at SASSA offices: with Minister
20 Jan 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Social Development, 20 January 2021
The Committee met on a virtual platform for a briefing by the Minister of Social Development, the Department of Social Development (DSD) and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) on the challenges about temporary disability grants, reapplications and overcrowding at ...
Social Development
DSD, SASSA & NDA Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report; Committee Report on Quarterly Performance
2 Dec 2020
Tabled Committee Reports
2020 BRRRs
Video: PC Social Development, 2 December
The Committee met virtually to adopt its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) for the Department of Social Development (DSD) for the 2019/20 financial year as well as the Committee report on the first and second quarterly reports of ...
Social Development
DSD, SASSA & NDA 2019/20 Annual Reports; with Minister
25 Nov 2020
Video: Joint Meeting: P C on Social Development and S Co on Health and Social Services
In this joint virtual meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development and Select Committee on Health and Social Services, Members were briefed on the 2019/20 financial year Annual Reports ...