Portfolio Committee on Social Development, 23 April 2025

Portfolio Committee on Social Development (National Assembly; [Briefing by the Department of Social Development on its Annual Performance Plan and budget for 2025/26 financial year; Briefing by South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) on its Annual Performance Plan and budget for 2025/26 financial year; Consideration and adoption of minutes] S12A, Ground Floor, NCOP Building, 09:30 – 16:00

Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, 22 April 2025

Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (National Assembly), [Briefing by the Department of Social Development on the implementation of the Sanitary Dignity Programme (SDP), the defunding of NGOs and NPOs and the fight against GBV, Presentation by provinces – Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng and Mpumalanga on the implementation of the SDP, the defunding of NGOs and NPOs and the fight against GBV, Inputs Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Inputs South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), Inputs by Lisa Vetten and Inputs by the National Shelter Movement.]; Virtual Meeting Platform, 09:00 – 15:00.

Breaking Barriers, Building Futures

From the struggle for equal education in 1976 to over 615,000 matriculants today, South Africa’s pro-poor policies have transformed lives. Through social security, school nutrition programmes, and education support, the government—across various departments—continues to break the cycle of poverty, ensuring every child has the opportunity to reach their full potential. Since 2015, the Department of Social Development has worked with the Department of Basic Education, Sassa and NSFAS to track the children who receive social protection services. This was made possible by realising an integrated system for the protection and account of SA's children. We trace the children who received social grants and how this program continues to assist by keeping children in school. #DSDTopAchievers2024 #SocialSecurityForAll #30YearsOfDemocracy

PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

The Department of Social Development is briefing the Portfolio Committee on Social Development on: ✅ The 2023/2024 annual report of the Central Drug Authority (CDA) ✅ The system tracking social grant beneficiaries who wrote and passed the 2024 NSC exams