SASSA says beneficiaries who verified income sources can expect grant payments Tuesday
SASSA delayed some payments in July to targeted beneficiaries who are suspected of having extra sources of income.
FILE: Queues for social grants in Kuyasa, Cape Town. Beneficiaries of the Social Relief of Distress Grant are struggling with identity verification processes. Picture: Mary-Anne Gontsana/GroundUp
JOHANNESBURG - The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) said beneficiaries who have come forward to verify their sources of income can expect grant payments on Tuesday.
SASSA delayed some payments in July targeted at beneficiaries who are suspected of having extra sources of income.
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Grant recipients who have received communication from SASSA are urged to visit branches to verify.
Many beneficiaries have been queuing at SASSA branches across the country in attempts to get answers and receive their payments.
Close to 210,000 people were identified by SASSA as beneficiaries suspected of not communicating their sources of income.
In the agency’s attempt to ensure that only eligible South Africans are receiving grants, it has delayed payments for some beneficiaries.
SASSA spokesperson, Paseka Letsatsi, clarified that these payments are not suspended but delayed.
“So, if your account has been flagged, you won't get your pay on the 3rd, it will be delayed, and the payment will happen on the 8th. The intention of delaying it is to make sure that you come forward and present yourself to SASSA office and say in actual fact, SASSA you are wrong.”
He added that SASSA will continue with this method in August.