Question NW781 to the Minister of Small Business Development
05 June 2020 - NW781
Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Small Business Development
What (a) number of applications have been received for funding relief through the Spaza Shops and General Dealers Support Scheme in each province since the implementation of the national lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19, (b) number of the specified applications have been (i) approved and (ii) rejected in each case in each province and (c) was the Rand value of each (i) approved and (ii) rejected application in each case in each province?
Reply:
(a) – (c) The graph below contains a response to the breakdown asked for:
|
Province |
Application |
Approvals |
Rand value of approvals |
Declines |
Rand value of declines |
Referrals |
|
KZN |
895 |
400 |
1 400 000 |
33 |
115 500 |
43 |
|
NW |
26 |
6 |
21 000 |
3 |
10500 |
3 |
|
GP |
166 |
64 |
224 000 |
10 |
35000 |
1 |
|
LP |
354 |
110 |
385 000 |
14 |
49000 |
28 |
|
NC |
7 |
1 |
3 500 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
EC |
322 |
65 |
227 500 |
4 |
14000 |
13 |
|
FS |
45 |
8 |
28 000 |
1 |
3500 |
0 |
|
MP |
40 |
10 |
35 000 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
WC |
31 |
12 |
42 000 |
4 |
14000 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
1886 |
676 |
2 366 000 |
69 |
90 |
The referrals are applications are referred to Seda to assist with business development support and to prepare them for resubmissions. The declined are those applications that are from individuals who are not spaza shops and as well as those that are duplicates where people apply more than once.