THE South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) continues to review social grants of targeted beneficiaries suspected to have other alternative sources of income that were not disclosed to Sassa.

These targeted beneficiaries are expected to present themselves at a Sassa local office where their eligibility will be reviewed.

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Sassa will ascertain whether or not they remain eligible for the social grant that they initially applied for. Sassa warned that beneficiaries who do not comply with this process risk having their grants suspended.

According to Sassa beneficiaries are legally required to:

• Fully disclose all sources of income during their initial application.
• Beneficiaries are also obligated to inform Sassa of any changes to their financial circumstances after their application has been approved.

Failure to comply with these requirements constitutes a violation of the Social Assistance legislation and may result in corrective action.

Sassa has undertaken a review of its database and grant administration processes to root out fraud and ensure that assistance reaches those who are eligible.

These reviews are specifically focused on individuals who:

• Appear to be active in the labour market.
• Whose incomes are close to or exceed the means threshold.

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Sassa’s national spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi said, “It is also important to note that no grant has been suspended yet. Sassa has only amended the payment schedule for those beneficiaries who have been requested to come in for a review.

“From previous reviews, Sassa has become aware that most clients do not maintain their contact details with Sassa, and as a result often don’t get notifications that the Agency issues,” said Letsatsi.

Letsatsi said while it is a legislative obligation for all beneficiaries to ensure that their contact details are always up to date they would have little recourse should their grant be suspended due to failure to respond to a notification issued by Sassa.

“Sassa has thus issued this additional payment date, specifically for persons placed on review, as a means to further communicate with clients that there is a need for them to contact Sassa. Should no contact be made after two months, as per legislative requirements, only then will these beneficiaries’ grants be suspended.

“During the time of suspension, the beneficiary has one month to approach Sassa should they believe they still qualify. After this period, the grant will be permanently cancelled and depending on their circumstances, a fraud investigation opened,” said Letsatsi.

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Sassa encourages all beneficiaries to disclose any alternative sources of income and to report any additional bank accounts not previously declared.

Beneficiaries still using the green bar-coded ID book are urged to replace it with the smart ID card, due to the increased risk of fraud associated with the older ID format.

How to contact Sassa?

For more information on grant reviews, clients are urged to contact the Sassa toll-free customer care line on 0800 60 1011 or GrantEnquiries@sassa.gov.za, or their nearest Sassa local office.

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