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TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction 3 II. Overview 4 Part 1: Overview of the SSIP for 2004 4 Part II: Overview of the SSIP for 2005 7 III. Review of the Social Sector Investment Programme for 2004 9 Developmental Programmes 15 Remedial Programmes 23 Preventive Programmes 26 IV. The Social Sector Investment Programme 2005 31 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Budgeted Allocations for the Social Sector, 2004 4 Table 2: Expenditure by Programme Type, 2003 and 2004 5 Table 3: Budgeted Allocations for the Social Sector, 2005 7 Table 4: Number and Percentage of Programme Types by Ministry, 2004 10 Table 5: Comparison of Budgeted Allocations and Estimated Expenditure 2004, on Social Initiatives of Key Social Sector Delivery Ministries and the Health and Social Services Department, Tobago House of Assembly 11 Table 6: Number and Type of Beneficiaries by Selected Programme, 2004 12 Table 7: Number and Gender of Beneficiaries for Youth and Selected Programmes, 2004 13 Table 8: Comparison of Budgeted Allocations and Estimated Expenditure 2004 by Key Social Sector Programmes 28 Table 9: Comparison of Targets for 2004 and 2005 for Selected Social Programmes 32 1 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix I List of Non-Governmental Organizations Receiving Government Subventions/Grants 36 Appendix II Status of New Programmes That Were Identified for Implementation in 2004 45 Appendix III Status of Policies and Institutional/Structural Initiatives That Were Identified for Implementation in 2004 48 Appendix IV Description of New Programmes and Policies and Institutional/ Structural Initiatives Approved for Fiscal 2004 52 Appendix V Description of New Programmes and Policies and Institutional/ Structural Initiatives for Fiscal 2005 54 Appendix VI Budgeted Allocation on Social Programmes for 2004. 57 2 I. INTRODUCTION The realization of our nation’s vision of achieving The SSIP 2005 provides a review of the major social developed country status by the year 2020 hinges interventions that were undertaken by the key Social significantly on the performance of all sectors of the Sector Ministries in 2004 focusing on beneficiary economy including the social sector. Government has populations such as youth, older persons, women, socially recognized this, and in successive budgets has placed displaced persons, the disabled and persons addicted to emphasis on the development of the social sector. substances. An update on the social programming, However, as has been the experience of many countries, inclusive of policy development, research and in order for development to be achieved, targets, goals implementation of institutional/structural initiatives, and strategies must be inclusive, far reaching, progressive together with levels of expenditure on the various and sustainable. programmes, is also provided. The document also affords insight into Plans for the sector for 2005. Government has further acknowledged that the quality of a nation’s social capital determines the quality and pace The 2005 document provides a greater level of analysis of its development. As a result, significant investments of the sector, identifying projected levels of expenditure have been directed towards human resource development in the various thematic areas, and gender and and the empowerment of disadvantaged and vulnerable participation ratios for selected programmes. The communities, groups, families and individuals. overarching role of the Coordinating Committee on the Government remains committed to the improvement of Social Sector (CCSS) in steering a structured approach life of its citizenry and seeks to ensure that the principles to the delivery of efficient and effective social services is of equity, equality, participation, social justice, individual also highlighted. In this regard new programmes for responsibility, empowerment and dignity remain key implementation in 2005 and priority programmes as ingredients in its social development thrust. determined by the Committee have been outlined in relevant sections of the document. The Social Sector Investment Programme (SSIP) was introduced by Government in 2003 as a mechanism for It is hoped that this, and ensuing publications of the SSIP, monitoring and assessing on an annual basis, would serve as an important tool for both public and civil government’s performance with respect to social society development practitioners in tracking the programming and levels of expenditure toward social performance of the social sector toward achieving national development. The SSIP outlined the myriad of social social development objectives. interventions that were being undertaken across Ministries and provided insights into plans for 2004. A list of policies for development was identified, areas for research were outlined and institutional/structural initiatives that were proposed for implementation in 2004 were also provided in the document. Interventions contained in the SSIP 2004 were categorized according to their primary objectives under the headings developmental, remedial and preventive programmes with further groupings under the strategic outcomes of poverty alleviation, human development, social integration, wellness and well-being, personal safety and security, community development and empowerment, and sustainable livelihoods. 3 Social Sector Investment Programme 2005 II. OVERVIEW Part 1: in the provision of social programmes and services, and financial allocations provided to the NGO sector in 2004 Overview of the SSIP for 2004 are contained at Appendix I. As previously mentioned, the social programmes have Government demonstrated its commitment to the been grouped into three (3) major categories: establishment of a robust social sector by investing a total developmental (facilitating the empowerment of clients), of $7.0 billion of the national budget into this sector in remedial (seeking to remedy or solve existing problems) 2004 for both recurrent and capital expenditures. This and preventive (seeking to prevent problems from amounted to 32.2% of the national budget for that fiscal arising). Government’s stated objective in this regard is period. A further breakdown of the figures reveal that an to structure social programmes in such a way that estimated $2.7 billion dollars was allocated for developmental and preventive programmes are more expenditures on social programmes, while $934.7 million common than remedial type programmes. Table 2 below was allocated toward the building of social indicates the level of actual expenditure and budgeted infrastructure1 , representing more than half (56%) of allocations within these categories in fiscal 2003 and 2004 the entire budgeted allocation for the Public Sector respectively. Investment Programme (PSIP) for 2004. The total allocations for social programmes and social Remedial type programmes accounted for 52% of total infrastructure for 2004 was $3.6 billion. See Table 1 actual expenditure in 2003 and 50% of budgeted below. Table 1: Budgeted Allocations for the Social Sector, 2004 Sector Components Budgeted Allocations 2004 $ Social Infrastructure 934,751,000.00 Social Programming 2,662,006,271.00 Total Expenditure 3,596,757,271.00 The budgeted allocation for social programming for 2004 allocation in 2004. The percentage of the total represented a 48% increase in the amount expended on expenditure on preventive type programmes also showed social programmes in 2003. In terms of the capital side a reduction – from 17% in 2003 to 13% in 2004. Budgeted of the picture, the budgeted allocation for 2004 more than allocations for developmental type programmes in 2004 doubled the 2003 figure of $409.9 million. however showed a 64% increase over actual expenditure in 2003 and accounted for 37% of the total budgeted Recognizing that transformation of the social sector allocations for 2004. requires the input and assistance of other partners, $181.7 million was allocated for subventions to Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and other civil society agencies operating in the social sector in 2004. This was more than one and a quarter times the amount expended on this sector in 2003. A listing of the NGOs and other Agencies with whom government collaborates 1 Source: Budgets Division of the Ministry of Finance; and Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP) 2004, page 103 Social Sector Investment Programme 2005 4 II. OVERVIEW Table 2: Expenditure By Programme Type, 2003 and 2004 % of Total Actual % of Total Actual Budgeted Budgeted Type of Expenditure Expenditure Allocations Allocation Programme 2003 2003 2004 2004 $$$ $ Developmental 598,053,085 31% 983,080,942 37% Remedial 984,353,191 52% 1,339,511,437 50% Preventive 318,738,131 17% 339,413,892 13% Total Expenditure 1,901,144,407 100% 2,662,006,271 100% Source: Budgets Division of the Ministry of Finance and the Social Sector Investment Programme (SSIP) 2004 Additionally, although remedial type programmes had development and wellness and well-being. greater budgeted allocation figures than either developmental or preventive interventions in both 2003 Several programmes were strengthened and expanded and 2004, this is primarily due to the significant in 2004, with the goal of facilitating greater programme expenditures on three (3) of the major remedial reach and impact while concurrently seeking to improve programmes, Old Age Pension, Public Assistance and service delivery and programme monitoring. Skills Disability Assistance Grants, which together account for training remained a priority focus of the majority of the 75% of the total budgeted allocation