- The Social Development Sector has been allocated R457.5 billion over three years, starting from the 2016/17 financial year.
- Close to 17 million people, mainly older persons and children, receive social grants.
- A total of 9 313 511 learners in 20 744 schools benefit from the National School Nutrition Programme.
- No-fee paying schools comprise 87.52 percent of schools nationally, which means that over 9.7 million learners, attending 20 760 schools, do not pay school fees.