Department Of Social Development Address, The mission of the Department of Social Development is to enable the poor, the vulnerable, and the excluded within South African society to secure a better life for themselves, in partnership with them and with all those who are committed to building a caring society.
The Department has the following primary core functions: management and oversight over social security, encompassing social assistance and social insurance policies, which aim to prevent and alleviate poverty in the event of life cycle risks such as loss of income due to unemployment, disability, old age or death occurring; and developmental social welfare services, which provide support to reduce poverty, vulnerability and the impact of HIV/AIDS through sustainable development programmes, in partnership with implementing agents such as State-Funded Institutions, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) and Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs).
Contact Details
Social Development National Contact Numbers | ||
Customer Care Help line: | 012 312 7727 eMail: [email protected] | |
Gender-Base Violence(GBV) Contact Numbers: | Toll Free: 0800428428 Please Call: *120*7867# | |
Skype: @helpmegbv. Sms: 31531 |
Provincial Contact Numbers | ||
Name | Phone | |
GAUTENG | (011) 355 7687 / 7977 / 7878 | |
LIMPOPO | (015) 293 6004 / 6054 / 6011 / 6053 | |
NORTH WEST | (018) 387 3434 / 0255 / 3497 / 0281 | |
MPUMALANGA | (013) 766 3098 / 3253 / 3031 | |
FREE STATE | (051) 400 0302 / 0304 / 0307 | |
EASTERN CAPE | (043) 605 5000 | |
KWAZULU-NATAL | (033) 264 5400 | |
WESTERN CAPE | (021) 483 3858/ 3765 / 3158 / 5445 | |
NORTHERN CAPE | (053) 807 5600 |