The Department of Social Development funds a number of feeding schemes for the poor throughout the Western Cape.
Vulnerable members of the community - especially those who are unemployed and children who do not benefit from school feeding schemes - can take advantage of any number of feeding schemes run by non-profit organisations and funded by the provincial Department of Social Development.
If you are unable to support your family's basic needs because of a crisis of a temporary nature, you can get a monthly payment for up to three months, called a social relief of distress award.