The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) apologised to all unpaid clients over the delay in the covid 19 relief grants. They stated that the payments would be made as soon as an administrative issue was sorted out.
The delay comes with the final
payment of the special R350 grant that came to an end on 30 April. The Black
Sash's Esley Philander said that the payment delay was not an isolated incident
as they have made the same mistake before, with the same excuses. Some
beneficiaries were awaiting several payments, but Sassa has warned that they
may not come as double payments, lump sums or on the same day but could split
over days and weeks.
Philander maintained that this
was not ideal and that Sassa must intervene decisively and communicate clearly
when lump sum payments could be expected. At the same time, the human rights
organisation has been calling for the grant to be extended until a basic income
grant was introduced.
By Everngelista Muza
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