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PART E: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

NOTES TO THE APPROPRIATION STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED

31 MARCH 2021

1. Detail of transfers and subsidies as per Appropriation Act (after Virement):
Detail of these transactions can be viewed in the note on Transfers and subsidies, disclosure notes and Annexure 1 (A-H)
to the Annual Financial Statements.

2. Detail of specifically and exclusively appropriated amounts voted (after Virement):
Detail of these transactions can be viewed in note 1 (Annual Appropriation) to the Annual Financial Statements.

3. Detail on payments for financial assets
Detail of these transactions per programme can be viewed in the note on Payments for financial assets to the Annual
Financial Statements.

4. Explanations of material variances from Amounts Voted (after Virement):

4.1 Per programme Final Actual Variance Variance as a %

Appropriation Expenditure of Final
R’000 R’000 R’000 Appropriation
Administration 426 560 391 451 35 109 8.23%
Current payments 416 238 382 677 33 561 8.06%
Transfers and subsidies 2 269 2 155 114 5.02%
Payments for capital assets 8 053 6 619 1 434 17.81%

The low spending is mainly due to slow filling of vacancies and the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.

Social Assistance 220 606 557 218 945 760 1 660 797 0.75%
Transfers and subsidies 220 606 557 218 945 760 1 660 797 0.75%

The low spending is mainly due to delays on payments of COVID-19 SRD special funds.

Social Security Policy and 7 585 831 7 548 537 37 294 0.49%
Administration
Current payments 92 031 58 089 33 942 36.88%
Transfers and subsidies 7 493 553 7 490 321 3 232 0.04%
Payments for capital assets 247 127 120 48.58%

The low spending is mainly due to slow filling of vacancies in the establishment of the Inspectorate and the impact of the
COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.

Welfare Services Policy 1 842 277 1 718 632 123 645 6.71%
Development and Implementation
Support
Current payments 364 479 246 744 117 735 32.30%
Transfers and subsidies 1 475 075 1 471 126 3 949 0.27%
Payments for capital assets 2 723 762 1 961 72.02%

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