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PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

PERFORMANCE BY PROGRAMME

Social Security Policy Development (Originally tabled APP)

Outcome Empowered resilient individuals, families and sustainable communities
Outputs Output indicator Actual Achievement Actual Achievement Annual target Actual Outputs Reasons for deviation Reasons for revision of
2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/21 2020/2021 from 2020/21 target the Annual Target

Amendment Fundraising N/A N/A Amended The Draft Fundraising When tabling the Bill in The concern is that the
of the Amendment Fundraising Act Amendment Bill was Cabinet, the Committee amendment of the Act has
Fund-Raising Bill submitted not submitted to Secretariat advised that dependencies. The Programme
Act to to Parliament Parliament during the the SEIAS certificate has should rather target the
consolidate first quarter, however, expired and a new one submission of the Bill but not
existing a new SEIAS certificate needed to be obtained. the amended Act.
funds and for the Bill was
improve obtained.
governance

Fraud Financial and Two social The Social Assistance Plans have been High risk of not accessing
prevention compliance assistance audits Systems audit was not amended due to the SASSA files to conduct audits.
and audits on conducted conducted. However, restrictions imposed as a
detection Social the draft 2020-21 result of Covid-19.
Assistance Annual Audit Coverage Targets have been
Systems Plan and 2020-23 moved to the
Strategic Social Operational Plan
Assistance Audit Plan
were updated.

Number of 20 anti-fraud Target not Non availability of Temporary secondment of
anti-fraud training achieved SASSA staff due to official to Legal Unit to assist
training sessions the restrictions with high Covid-related
sessions imposed as a result workload, while awaiting
of Covid-19. Target Inspectorate proclamation
has been amended
and moved to
Operational Plan
level

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