The African Christian Democratic Party in
the Western Cape
This is after thousands of pensioners were
left without grant payments after administrative error.
ADCP Provincial Leader Ferlon Christians
said that they are very concerned that people over the age of 75 is going
hungry because of SASSA not going to re- register them at home.
“We saw that these people are suffering and
they cannot make ends meet because of SASSA not being well prepared to do the
re-identification,” added Christians.
Meanwhile the Democratic Alliance said they
hope that this error was not a political ploy at senior citizen’s expense.
DA MP of Social Development Mike Waters
said the DA will continue to fight and ensure that everyone who needs a social
grant receives it.
Waters said that the Minister of social
development should be held accountable for letting the Western Cape
“Social grants are the soul source of
income for thousands of elderly South Africans and the SASSA bureaucratic
bungling has without a doubt left many struggling too survive,” said Waters.
He also added earlier this year SASSA reassured
parliament and the public that the social grant would not be stopped until home
visits had been completed however this promised has not been kept.
Furthermore Waters elaborates that the DA
will submit parliamentary questions to determine the extent of the re-registration
backlogs throughout the country.
“I will also write to the chairperson of
the social development portfolio committee,” Waters added.
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