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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) – 2023/24 Financial Year
estimate of R534.156 million in 2022/23. In 2023/24, the budget for this programme shows no increase due
to discontinued cash gratuity in the 2023 MTEF period.

Expenditure on compensation of employees increased from R368.462 million in 2019/20 to a revised estimate
of R389.600 million in 2022/23. In 2023/24, compensation of employees decreases by
1.1 per cent from R389.600 million to R385.225 million due to discontinued funding of the cash gratuity for
the 2023 MTEF.

Expenditure on goods and services increased from R79.092 million in 2019/20 to a revised estimate of
R92.913 million in 2022/23. In 2023/24, goods and services increases by 2.3 per cent from
R92.913 million to R95.051 million to cater for increases on contractual obligations.

Expenditure on transfers and subsidies increased from R6.653 million in 2019/20 to a revised estimate of
R7.518 million in 2022/23. In 2023/24, the budget increases by 4.6 per cent from R7.518 million to
R7.862 million to cater for leave gratuities that will be processed in 2023/24.
Expenditure on payments for capital assets decreased from R49.314 million in 2019/20 to a revised estimate
of R44.125 million in the 2022/23. In 2023/24, the budget increases by 4.4 per cent from R44.125 million to
R46.072 million due to provision made for office furniture of newly built offices.

8.2 Programme 2: Social Welfare Services

Objectives: Provide integrated developmental social welfare services to the poor and vulnerable in
partnership with stakeholders and civil society organisations. It consists of five sub-programmes, namely:

x Management and Support: Provide the payment of salaries and administration cost of the management
and support staff providing services across all sub - programmes of this programme;
x Services to Older Persons: Design and implement integrated services for the care, support and
protection of older persons;
x Services to Persons with Disabilities: Design and implement integrated programmes and provide
services that facilitate the promotion of the well-being and the socio-economic empowerment of persons
with disabilities;
x HIV and AIDS: Design and implement integrated community - based care programmes and services
aimed at mitigating the social and economic impact of HIV and Aids; and
x Social Relief: To respond to emergency needs identified in communities affected by disasters not
declared, and or any other social condition resulting in undue hardship.

Table 13: Summary of departmental payments and estimates sub-programme: P2 –Social Welfare Services
Main Adjusted
Outcome Revised estimate Medium-term estimates % change
appropriation appropriation from 2022/23
R thousand 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26
1. Management And Support 311 061 309 181 336 388 314 823 317 361 317 669 325 524 345 722 361 531 2.5
2. Services To Older Persons 198 701 186 675 204 975 219 846 222 457 222 706 216 175 226 866 237 200 (2.9)
3. Services To Persons With Disabilities 87 484 81 079 88 154 87 050 89 412 89 412 89 777 94 018 98 275 0.4
4. Hiv And Aids 135 753 131 406 150 348 145 887 147 559 148 144 156 893 163 869 171 263 5.9
5. Social Relief 46 407 80 565 106 892 83 842 84 927 84 889 86 818 90 764 94 887 2.3
Total payments and estimates 779 406 788 906 886 757 851 448 861 716 862 820 875 187 921 239 963 156 1.4

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