Organisations providing essential services to Gauteng's most vulnerable residents say they were promised funding contracts by the Gauteng Department of Social Development, but have not received them.
Non-profit organisations caring for people with disabilities are on the verge of shutting down due to delays by the Gauteng Department of Social Development announcing the outcomes of funding allocations and providing funding contracts to successful applicants. This leaves many people living with disabilities at risk of being without homes and places of safety.Organisations usually know whether they are getting funding for the new financial year by February or March.
The department's spokesperson Themba Gadebe told GroundUp that more than half the service-level agreements have been concluded and that the financial team"is working around the clock to ensure payments take place speedily". "Since the beginning of the new financial year in April, we haven't received any feedback or money from the department. We struggled to pay salaries in April and we will not be able to pay any salaries or any other expenses at the end of May," said Rossouw.
The last time House Otto received subsidies was in January, which was meant to last until the end of March. Similarly, Epilepsy Gauteng has signed a service level agreement for their residential and social work programmes but no funds have been deposited into their account.
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