About R1.5 million has been allocated for youth programmes which prioritise job and employment preparation interventions.
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni made the announcement during the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement in Parliament on Wednesday.
Elderly residents in Somerset West and surrounding communities received blankets from the department on Friday.
The announcement was made during an oversight visit to the newly opened Oudtshoorn social development office on Monday.
It’s alleged the child’s mother forced her to perform sex acts on older men for money and food.
The girl is still recovering in hospital.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the child's death, while the department is conducting its own separate investigation.
Five-month-old Ava Barley asphyxiated after she rolled off a bed at a Pinelands daycare centre in 2010.
Provincial social development MEC spokesperson Sihle Ngobese says police had to be called in to contain Thursday's demonstration.
The Western Cape's Social Development Department received tip offs about a scam involving a person claiming to work for Sassa.
Officers found the stash, worth R25,000, hidden under built-in cupboards in the kitchen.
Charles Jordan says many Delft residents are unaware of the services available to them.
The prescribed ratio of social workers for the area's population is not being met.
The very first Youth Café will be launched in Rocklands, Mitchells Plain at the Wembley Centre.
