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South African Social Security Agency is encouraging all beneficiaries not to ignore the 30 days’ notice to do social grant review. Before the Agency terminates or lapses the social grant, it is based on SASSA mandate that beneficiaries must be informed.

The notice of suspension or cancellation of social assistance contemplated in sub regulation 32(2) must be delivered to the beneficiary or the procurator electronic communication or any other means of communication. Sub regulation 32(4) states that the Agency must, prior to suspending or cancelling any social assistance, investigate, obtain and verify all the facts and circumstances surrounding the social assistance.

In Mpumalanga third quarter progress reports state that 12151 beneficiaries were notified to visit SASSA offices for social grant review,2303 were reviewed and 221 lapsed.

SASSA Mpumalanga is pleading with beneficiary to respond to this process and take it seriously to ensure that the qualified social grant beneficiaries continue to receive their social grant at the right time. The Agency understands that majority of South Africans depends on social grant but that does not mean that people must receive the grant fraudulently.

Beneficiary must be aware that they can appoint a Procurator, that may conduct the grant review on the beneficiary’s behalf, provided they follow the guidelines and present the necessary documentation.

Issued by South African Social Security Agency