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Department: Social DevelopmentExpenditure on compensation of employees increased from R408.666 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R427.211 million in 2024/25. In 2025/26, the budget increases by 8.0 per cent from a revised estimate of R427.211 million to R461.544 million due to additional allocation for the 2025 wage agreement. Expenditure on goods and services increased from R16.375 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R20.852 million in 2024/25. In 2025/26, the budget increases by 0.9 per cent from R20.852 million to R21.050 million due to funds that have been reprioritised from transfer payments to goods and services for the insourcing of Kwa-Nobuhle One Stop Centre. Expenditure on transfers and subsidies increased from R43.525 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R54.430 million in 2024/25. In 2025/26, the budget decreased from R54.430 to R51.381 million due to insourcing of Kwa-Nobuhle One Stop Centre. Expenditure on payments for capital assets decreased from R336 thousand in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R290 thousand in 2024/25. In 2025/26, the budget increases by 189.7 per cent from R290 thousand to R840 thousand due to reprioritised funds for the procurement of equipment within Child and Youth Care Centres. 264