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PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

PERFORMANCE BY PROGRAMME

Programme 2: Social Assistance

Programme Purpose
Provide social assistance to eligible beneficiaries in terms of the Social Assistance Act, 2004 (Act No. 13 of 2004) and its regulations.

Social Assistance
During the reporting period, the Department continued to expand access to social security through monthly transfer of funds to the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) for the
provision of social grants to eligible beneficiaries. The Department continued to oversee the management and administration of social grants by SASSA, and remained accountable for the
R220,6 billion disbursed for the payment of social grants. Additional funding was allocated to the Department during the special and normal adjusted estimates for the top-up grant and
special Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) of R350. This required close collaboration between the Department and SASSA in analyzing expenditure trends and financial compliance to
ensure that appropriated funds are spent in line with the Department’s mandate.

Social Assistance (Originally tabled APP)

Outcome Reduced levels poverty ,inequality, vulnerable and social ills
Outputs Output indicator Actual Achievement Actual Achievement Annual target Actual Outputs 2020/2021 Reasons for deviation Reasons for revision of
2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/21 from 2020/21 target the Annual Target

Social grants Monthly N/A A total of R190 289 R189 273 511 A total of R41 107 070 000 was The 01 April 2020 Additional amounts
for eligible transfers of 380 000 was 000 transferred to SASSA during the payment date of allocated of R2.83
individuals funds to transferred to SASSA first quarter with monthly grants was shifted billion for the R350
SASSA between April 2019 breakdown as follows (R’000): back to 30 March SRD extension up to 31
and March 2020 with • April: R36 929 2020, which March 2021
the monthly • May: R20 532 603 resulted in the
breakdown as follows • June: R20 537 539 expenditure forming
(R’000): part of the prior
April: R14 279 182 year expenditure.
May: R 14 356 062
June: R14 436 354
July: R14 454 759
Aug: R14 489 448
Sept: R14 550 922
Oct: R14 657 741
Nov: R14 775 109
Dec: R14 699 837
Jan: R14 692 936
Feb: R14 545 490
March: R30 351 635

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