Question NW3635 to the Minister of Social Development
24 October 2022 - NW3635
Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Social Development
(a) What total number of SA Social Security Agency (i) offices have security guards and (ii) security guards have not received their compensation, (b) are security guards paid (i) monthly or (ii) weekly and (c) what total amount in compensation is outstanding in terms of weeks and/or months (i) in each province and (i) nationally in each case?
Reply:
a) i)The table below illustrates the total number of security guards per province
|
Province Name |
Number of Guards |
|
Head Office |
14 |
|
Eastern Cape |
260 |
|
Free State |
121 |
|
Gauteng |
151 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
324 |
|
Limpopo |
132 |
|
Mpumalanga |
144 |
|
Northern Cape |
162 |
|
North West |
208 |
|
Western Cape |
280 |
ii) Security guards are not employed by SASSA but by service providers
b) i) and ii) SASSA does not compensate security guards. Compensation of the security guards is strictly between the service provider and the security guards
c) and ii) Not applicable