The Gauteng Department of
Social Development plans to enrol one hundred thousand (100 000) young women
who are recipients of child support grant into its Welfare to Work Program in
the next five years.
 
The Welfare-to-Work Program
is a comprehensive Employment and Training Program designed to promote self-sufficiency.
It was started by the department two years ago with the aim of providing skills
to young women who are recipients of child support grant and to move them out
of the social security system.
 
These women are assessed to
determine the best course of action, whether it is immediate placement into a
job, placement into an education or training program, or both.
 
During the State of the
Province (SOPA) address at Sefako Makgatho Health Science University, in Garankuwa,
Tshwane, on Tuesday, Premier David Makhura said, “We believe that the current
34 000 young women who are beneficiaries of the program should work and earn
their living through employment. And only senior citizens should receive grants
in our communities”.
 
According to South African
Social Security Agency (SASSA) over 1.8 million children receive child support grant
in Gauteng last year.