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PART E: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Notes to the Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022

11.2. Staff debt
Note 2021/22 2020/21
11 R’000 R’000
Current Staff Debt 181 138
(Group major categories, but list material items)
Total 181 138

11.3 Other receivables
Note 2021/22 2020/21
11 R’000 R’000
General Suspense 2 504 1 805
SASSA Unauthorised Expenditure 26 168 26 168
Salary: GEHS REFUND 134 1 033
Salary Reversal 133 -
Tax Debt - 133
Ex-Departmental Official Debt 849 476
Pension Recoverable 14 14
Salary Pension Fund 5 -
SASSA Debtors 1 231 971 1 191 564
SASSA SOCIAL RELIEF 11 175 11 175
Total 1 272 953 1 232 368

Social Assistance debtors have increased due to increased overpayment of grants as well as an increase due to interest charged, while
the recovery rate is low at approximately 2% per annum.

11. Impairment of receivables
Note 2021/22 2020/21
R’000 R’000
Estimate of impairment of receivables 1 056 744 992 532
Total 1 056 744 992 532

The increase is due to increased Social Assistance debt balances. A total of 85% of the debt balances have been provided for as
irrecoverable

12. VOTED FUNDS TO BE SURRENDERED TO THE REVENUE FUND

Note 2021/22 2020/21
R’000 R’000
Opening balance 1 884 596 125 384
As restated 1 884 596 125 384
Transfer from statement of financial performance (as restated) 1 863 186 1 884 596
Voted funds not requested/not received (2 825 803) -
Paid during the year (1 884 596) (125 384)
Closing balance (962 617) 1 884 596

Funds Not requested amounting to R2,826 billion relate to Section 16 funds received and the drawing of funds will be done after
audit. The credit balance of R962,617 million is due to additional (Section 16) funding not reflected in the Department’s bank account.
Voted funds to be surrendered to the Revenue Fund amounts to R1,863 billion.

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