Access to services

Community care

Persons with Disabilities Programme

The Persons with Disabilities Programme offers social welfare services to persons with disabilities, their families and caregivers.

Annual Reports

Community care

Open Government First Thursdays

The Western Cape Government is committed to bringing open, accessible, transparent and accountable government to residents, businesses and entrepreneurs, which is

Changing lives at the WCG eCentre in Klapmuts

The WCG eCentre programme, previously known as the Cape Access programme, is a programme that makes information and communication technology...

Social assistance

MEC Sharna Fernandez meets with SASSA

Western Cape Minister of Social Development Sharna Fernandez has met with SASSA’s provincial management today (07 February 2024) to discuss...

Social assistance

MEC Sharna Fernandez conducts oversight visits at SASSA offices

On 02 February 2024, Western Cape Minister of Social Development, Sharna Fernandez, visited different SASSA offices in Cape Town. These...

Social assistance

Disability rights are human rights

This week’s focus while we observe Disability Rights Awareness Month is on children, under the theme: “Accelerate efforts in realizing the...

Social assistance

Western Cape DSD facility for disabled persons on track with upgrades

To celebrate the start of Disability Rights Awareness Month observed between 03 November and 03 December annually, Western Cape Minister of...

Community care

Abscondment

Social assistance

MEC Fernandez thanks Social Development staff for their commitment

Today marks the end of Social Development Month, a month in which we celebrate government’s commitment to caring for and supporting the most...