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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) %u2013 2025/26 Financial Yearof learners and beneficiaries who receive sanitary towels and beneficiaries benefitting from the department%u2019s Social Relief programme. A target of 138 794 will benefit learners through Integrated School Health Programmes. 8.3 Programme 3: Children and Families Objectives: Provide comprehensive child and family care and support services to communities in partnership with stakeholders and civil society organisations. The programme consists of six sub-programmes, namely: Management and Support: Provide the payment of salaries and administration cost of the management and support staff providing services across all sub-programmes of this programme; Care and Services to Families: Programmes and services to promote functional families and to prevent vulnerability in families; Child Care and Protection: Design and implement integrated programmes and services that provide for the development, care and protection of the rights of children; ECD and Partial Care: Provide comprehensive early childhood development services; Child and Youth Care Centres: Provide alternative care and support to vulnerable children; and Community-Based Care Services for Children: Provide protection, care and support to vulnerable children in communities. Table 16: Summary of departmental payments and estimates sub-programme: P3: Children and Families Outcome Main appropriationAdjusted appropriation Revised estimate Medium-term estimates % change from 2024/25R thousand 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2025/26 2026/27 2027/281. Management and Support 35 483 40 750 35 724 36 501 36 501 36 501 38 197 39 683 41 469 4.62. Care and Services to Families 86 620 91 828 91 774 95 314 95 314 95 314 100 896 104 735 109 450 5.93. Child Care and Protection 225 702 228 723 236 490 246 473 246 473 246 473 261 363 271 279 283 493 6.04. ECD and Partial Care 109 248 109 772 111 172 116 472 116 472 116 472 123 529 128 332 134 110 6.15. Child and Youth Care Centers 124 795 132 844 130 738 136 815 136 815 136 815 144 249 149 235 155 953 5.46. Community - Based Care Services for children 50 031 48 731 52 400 54 621 54 621 54 621 56 471 58 416 61 046 3.4Total payments and estimates 631 879 652 648 658 298 686 196 686 196 686 196 724 705 751 680 785 521 5.62024/25Table 16 above shows the summary of payments and budget estimates for Programme 3 per subprogramme. Expenditure increased from R652.648 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R686.196 million in the 2024/25 financial year. In 2025/26, the budget increases by 5.6 per cent from a revised estimate of R686.196 million to R724.705 million due to additional funding for the 2025 wage agreement. 261