The department of social development is expected to submit the draft Social Relief Fund bill to cabinet at the end of the month. The Bill seeks to consolidate five existing relief funds into one centrally managed fund, to be known as the Social Relief Fund. The Social Relief Fund will act through a board which will be the accounting authority thereof. It will consist of 11 members appointed by the Minister of Social Development - and is envisaged to provide social relief to asylum seekers and refugees who, according to the board, are in dire need of such relief.