Billions in SASSA underspend declared while elderly suffer

The South African | 30.06.2026 12:05
It’s perhaps no wonder that a near-R5-billion SASSA underspend was declared in parliament last week. Department of Social Development (DSD) officials told the parliamentary portfolio committee on welfare that it did not disburse all the money available to it. Meanwhile, legitimate beneficiaries suffer each month, unable to make ends meet …