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Minister promises shorter SASSA queues and R1.5-billion in savings

More workers, extended office operating hours, and 350,000 beneficiaries targeted for review

Long queues and waiting times at SASSA offices have been a long-standing problem. Illustration: Lisa Nelson
The new Minister of social development, Dina Pule, has promised to make SASSA queues shorter, as well as to save the government R1.5-billion by stopping payments to ineligible beneficiaries.
The money saved “can be redirected to fund other government projects and priorities,” Pule said at a briefing in Pretoria on Tuesday. This financial year, SASSA aims to review 350,000 beneficiaries, up from 240,000 last year.
A total of 19-million people currently receive grants, excluding the R370 SRD grant, she said.
Last year, Treasury introduced stricter conditions for SASSA’s budget to ensure grants only go to eligible beneficiaries.
“As we ensure that the vulnerable are…

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