Concern as social grant applicants are not being assisted fast enough MEC Sharna Fernandez said by 24 February, the social security agency managed to process 16,569 applications, which left a further 31,000 still in limbo. FILE: Frustated Gugulethu residents who waited for a full day at the Sassa office and were not assisted, rallied together and confronted Sassa CEO Busisiwe Memela about the problems they were encountering at the office. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/Eyewitness News.
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CAPE TOWN - The Western Cape Social Development Department said it was deeply concerned over the slow pace at which social grant applicants were being helped.
Almost 40k Sassa disability grant applications yet to be assessed in WC - dept The temporary grants for beneficiaries expired at the end of 2020, and applicants had to reapply for their grants. Picture: @OfficialSASSA/Twitter.
55 days ago
CAPE TOWN - The Western Cape Department of Social Development on Tuesday said almost 40,000 applicants for temporary disability Sassa grants were waiting to be assessed.
The department met with Sassa officials on Monday.
Since the start of the year, only around 8,000 of these applications have been processed.
The temporary grants for beneficiaries expired at the end of 2020, and applicants had to reapply for their grants.
Five-year-old Nyanga sinkhole survivor needs help to deal with trauma
By Sisonke Mlamla
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Cape Town - While the families of the four boys who died after falling into a sinkhole at an N2 bridge near Nyanga received assistance from the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) on Monday, the sole surviving boy of the incident is left to cope on his own.
The five-year-old boy was the one who ran to report to the community after the accident occurred on Monday last week. Now his family are calling for assistance to deal with the child s trauma.
His aunt, Nomakholwa Mabangula, said the child was struggling to sleep at night and couldn t bear the thought of losing his cousin, Axolile Mabangula, 11, who was among the four who died.
WC Social Development MEC wants meeting with national minister over Sassa issues Over the past few weeks, thousands of people have been queuing outside of Sassa offices to renew their temporary disability grants. A South African Social Security Agency office in Pretoria. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN
77 days ago
CAPE TOWN - Western Cape Social Development MEC Sharna Fernandez has requested a meeting with the national minister and all MEC s in the country.
Fernandez has called the meeting to discuss the challenges facing the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa).
Over the past few weeks, thousands of people have been queuing outside of Sassa offices to renew their temporary disability grants.