Lerato Mbhiza
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has admitted that technical glitches are the reason why the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) was unable to pay the grants to more than 600 000 people including foster care grant recipients and the elderly.
Zulu said the problem was caused by IT challenges at Post Bank and acknowledged that for the majority of beneficiaries and their dependents, social grants are “the only form of income upon which their livelihood is founded”.
The Minister however, said the system is now stable while addressing the Social Development Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Wednesday, and although reversal systems are slow, she promised that everyone will receive their money.
The IT glitch has left thousands of Sassa grant recipients in many parts of the country without any money in their accounts and this has affected mainly those who are still using the Sassa Gold card.
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