Lindiwe Zulu says Sassa has enhanced its systems to improve the validation processes for the relief grant
Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu elaborates on Covid-19 socioeconomic relief interventions during a media briefing in Pretoria on April 29 2020. Picture: GCIS/JAIRUS MMUTLE
Social development minister Lindiwe Zulu on Monday said these payments were made to those who applied for the R350 grant in May. She said about 2.1-million applications, which were declined, were either receiving social grants, UIF benefits, or appeared on the active UIF database, or are receiving a National Student Financial Aid Scheme stipend, and those found on the government employees' database.We acknowledge the public’s frustration with regards to the administration and payment of this grant.
At the beginning of the month, Sassa decided to review the declined applications for temporary Covid-19 grant applications and get to the bottom of the reasons.
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