Question NW3835 to the Minister of Social Development

Jooste, Ms K to ask the Minister of Social Development

With reference to her reply to question 2725 on 4 September 2015, was the registration of children and procurators a variation of the (a) scope and (b) price of the contract with Cash Paymaster Services; if not, what was it since the registration of the specified categories was done in addition to the re-registration of the 9 082 251 persons that were projected in her department’s costing template; if so, (i) what is the process that the SA Social Security Agency follows in terms of its supply chain processes to vary the scope or price of a contract and (ii) was the specified process followed?