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PERFORMANCE BY PROGRAMME PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Programme 2: Social Assistance

Programme Purpose

To 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 availing funds to the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) monthly 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 R234 billion received for the
payment of social grants. Additional funding of R26.2 billion was allocated in the 2021/22 Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure for the payment of SRD R350 grant until 31 March 2022.

Social Assistance
Outcome Reduced levels of poverty, inequality, vulnerability, and social ills
Output Actual Achievement Annual Reasons for Deviation
Output Actual Achievement 2020/21 Actual Output 2021/22
Indicator 2019/20 Target 2021/22 from 2021/22 target
Social grants for Monthly payment of social Over R190,289,380,000 A total of R223,436,557,000 was R195,516,423,000 A total of R222,645,214,000 Additional funding of
eligible individuals grant beneficiaries as was transferred to SASSA transferred to SASSA between April was made available to SASSA R2.8 billion in the Special
administered and paid by between April 2019 and 2020 and March 2021 with the for the payment of social Appropriations Act and
SASSA on behalf of DSD March 2020 with the monthly breakdown as follows grants between April 2021 to R26.2 billion in the 2021
monthly breakdown as March 2022 with the monthly Adjusted Estimates of
follows (R’000): (R’000): breakdown as follows: National Expenditure was
• April: R14 279 182 • April: R36 929 • April: R18.1 billion allocated in the 2021/22
• May: R 14 356 062 • May: R20 532 603 • May: R15.8 billion financial year for the
• June: R14 436 354 • June: R20 537 539 • June: R16.0 billion payment of the SRD R350
• July: R14 454 759 • July: R32 941 898 • July: R16.0 billion grant until March 2022
• Aug: R14 489 448 • Aug: R12 111 660 • Aug: R16.1 billion
• Sept: R14 550 922 • Sept: R21 647 059 • Sept: R16.1 billion
• Oct: R14 657 741 • Oct: R26 202 419 • Oct: R16.15 billion
• Nov: R14 775 109 • Nov: R17 816 138 • Nov: R16.19 billion
• Dec: R14 699 837 • Dec: R17 398 652 • Dec: R16.2 billion
• Jan: R14 692 936 • Jan: R17 037 009 • Jan: R16.15 billion
• Feb: R14 545 490 • Feb: R 14 034 690 • Feb: R29.2 billion
• March: R30 351 635 • Mar: R18 660 341 • March: R29.3 billion
Strategies to overcome underperformance
The Department has paid monthly social assistance grants as per requirement of the Social Assistance Act.

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