Black Sash Trust warns Sassa about extending social grants contract
The Constitutional Court should attach conditions to the extended social grants contract between the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) and Cash Paymaster Services (CPS). This is according to the Black Sash Trust, in its responding affidavit to Sassa’s application to have its contract with CPS extended until September. The contract Sassa currently has with CPS was declared invalid by the Constitutional Court‚ but the court extended it to the end of March after the agency failed to find a new contractor. In papers filed to the Constitutional Court early in February‚ Sassa said the agency had managed to make arrangements for the payment of social grants to beneficiaries who were not serviced by CPS. Responding to Sassa’s application‚ the Black Sash Trust said it did not oppose the agency’s application but asked the court to attach conditions to the extension. These include that the Constitutional Court extend its oversight role and Sassa requirements. "There should be no cos...
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