Treasury may withhold funds if SASSA does not meet its conditions.
National Treasury could withhold funds to the South African Social Security Agency if it finds that conditions attached to its budget allocation are not being met.
According to the Treasury’s budget allocation letter, SASSA must: introduce bank income checks on several grants; conduct large-scale database checks at least twice a year; finalise agreements with SARS and NSFAS to verify beneficiaries’ income; and intensify biometric checks on suspicious applications immediately.
About 45% of the population depends on social grants. On Wednesday, MPs voiced concerns about how SASSA’s new conditions and reviews are impacting poor households. Paulnita Marais criticised the verification process for disproportionately affecting rural households. She spoke about elderly caregivers who cannot visit SASSA offices for in-person verification because they either can’t afford the travel costs or have no SASSA office nearby.
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