Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning:
(a) How many beneficiaries of the indigent policy are there in the Breede Valley Municipality and (b) what is the allocation breakdown per ward?
[a] How many beneficiaries of the indigent policy are there in the Breede Valley Municipality and [b] what is the allocation breakdown per ward?
REPLY:
[a] As at 08 February 2016, there are 6754 beneficiaries on the indigent register of the Breede Valley Municipality.
[b] The allocation breakdown per ward is provided in the table below.
Table 1: Allocation Breakdown per ward
Ward |
Earning Less than |
Pensioners |
Unemployed |
Total |
1 |
58 |
406 |
184 |
648 |
2 |
152 |
279 |
282 |
713 |
3 |
61 |
144 |
101 |
306 |
4 |
17 |
64 |
43 |
124 |
5 |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
6 |
6 |
84 |
27 |
117 |
7 |
- |
35 |
2 |
37 |
8 |
41 |
404 |
204 |
649 |
9 |
25 |
291 |
101 |
417 |
10 |
60 |
422 |
184 |
666 |
11 |
25 |
187 |
42 |
254 |
12 |
20 |
121 |
54 |
195 |
13 |
17 |
245 |
55 |
317 |
14 |
38 |
393 |
141 |
572 |
15 |
- |
13 |
1 |
14 |
16 |
6 |
55 |
32 |
93 |
17 |
27 |
221 |
123 |
371 |
18 |
48 |
185 |
208 |
441 |
19 |
5 |
25 |
4 |
34 |
20 |
2 |
31 |
7 |
40 |
21 |
108 |
322 |
315 |
745 |
Total |
716 |
3928 |
2110 |
6754 |
Source: Breede Valley Municipality