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PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

PERFORMANCE BY PROGRAMME

Social Assistance (Re-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 from
2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/21 2020/21 target
Social grants Monthly N/A A total of R190 289 380 R200 629 475 A total of R223 436 557 000 was Additional amounts allocated of
for eligible transfers of 000 was transferred to 000 transferred to SASSA between April R2.83 billion for the R350 SRD
individuals funds to SASSA between April 2019 2020 and March 2021 with the extension up to 31 March 2021
SASSA and March 2020 with the monthly breakdown as follows
monthly breakdown as (R’000): The current business process
follows (R’000): • April: R36 929 implemented by the
April: R14 279 182 • May: R20 532 603 Department over the funds
May: R 14 356 062 • June: R20 537 539 earmarked for social assistance
June: R14 436 354 • July: R32 941 898 remains in the Department’s
July: R14 454 759 • Aug: R12 111 660 financial records, as such the
Aug: R14 489 448 • Sept: R21 647 059 funds are not transferred to
Sept: R14 550 922 • Oct: R26 202 419 SASSA.
Oct: R14 657 741 • Nov: R17 816 138
Nov: R14 775 109 • Dec: R17 398 652
Dec: R14 699 837 • Jan: R17 037 009
Jan: R14 692 936 • Feb: R 14 034 690
Feb: R14 545 490 • Mar: R18 660 341
March: R30 351 635

Strategies to overcome under performance
The indicator will be revised in the 2021/22 APP to address the ambiguity of the indicator

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