it should be noted that a work opportunity is a shortterm job ie these figures have not been converted to fulltime equivalents as shown in table in the epwp wage bill was less than r billion which should be seen in comparison to the unemployment insurance fund that paid out r billion that year or the value of social assistance grants which was r billion that same year national treasury poverty reduction addressing unemployment skills development and service delivery are stated objectives of the epwp although various documents and stakeholders articulate and emphasize these differently in the epwp foundation documents there is no explicit mention of social protection rather it is projected that providing temporary employment and training will lead on to further gainful economic activities