Customer care
012 312 7727
Email us
Customercare@dsd.gov.za
Head office
HSRC Building, Pretoria
The Children’s Act gives effect to children’s rights in the Constitution. Services include prevention and early intervention, foster care, adoption, child and youth care centres, and support to children living in poverty — including the Child Support Grant administered by SASSA.
DSD leads Pillar 4 of the National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide: response, care, support and healing. The Gender-Based Violence Command Centre operates 24 hours a day.
The Department warns the public about human trafficking through fake job scams. Verify recruitment offers through official channels and report suspicious activity to the South African Police Service and DSD Customer Care on 012 312 7727.
The Older Persons Act of 2006 aims to maintain and promote the rights, status, well-being, safety and security of older people, including community-based care, residential facilities and Active Ageing programmes.
The National Drug Master Plan is the blueprint for preventing drug use, intervening early, and providing treatment, rehabilitation, aftercare and reintegration through the Central Drug Authority.
Household and community profiling, community nutrition and development centres, social relief of distress, and linking grant recipients to sustainable livelihood opportunities with the National Development Agency.
Support services for persons with disabilities, social behaviour change programmes, and psychosocial support related to HIV and AIDS, implemented with provinces, NPOs and community structures.