Question NW253 to the Minister of Social Development
20 April 2023 - NW253
Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1) What total amount has the SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) lost through (a) theft, (b) corruption, (c) mismanagement, (d) irregular payments, (e) system outages, (f) cyber-attacks, (g) system glitches and (h) card duplication in each year in the past 10 financial years; (2) (a) what total number of the SASSA officials and/or personnel were found to be involved in each specified case above and (b) in what capacity were they employed? NW257E
Reply:
1. For the period referred to in the parliamentary question from 2012/2013 to 2021/2022 financial year, the total potential loss that the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has recorded in terms of cases reported is broken down as follows:
|
Number |
Year |
Potential Loss |
Budget Amount |
Loss as a % |
|
1 |
2021/2022 |
R 23 141 386.15 |
R 221,716,422,608.00 |
0.010% |
|
2 |
2020/2021 |
R 8 554 573.60 |
R 195,516,422,608.00 |
0.004% |
|
3 |
2019/2020 |
R 6 861 156.50 |
R 175,155,593,000.00 |
0.004% |
|
4 |
2018/2019 |
R 215 402 889.89 |
R 162,960,723,000.00 |
0.132% |
|
5 |
2017/2018 |
R 6 886 687.94 |
R 151,580,232,000.00 |
0.005% |
|
6 |
2016/2017 |
R 75 085 055.62 |
R 140,498,691,000.00 |
0.053% |
|
7 |
2015/2016 |
R 14 712 807.44 |
R 129,818,278,000.00 |
0.011% |
|
8 |
2014/2015 |
R 59 203 282.32 |
R 120,952,101,000.00 |
0.049% |
|
9 |
2013/2014 |
R 109 949 555.00 |
R 113,006,841,000.00 |
0.097% |
|
10 |
2012/2013 |
R 16 885 784.66 |
R 104,887,916,000.00 |
0.002% |
|
Total |
R 536 683 179.12 |
R 1,516,093,220,216.00 |
0.034% |
NB: The above response covers 1 (a) and (b), (c) to (h) are not applicable.
(2) (a) The total number of the SASSA officials and/or personnel who were found to be involved in each specified case above is broken down in the table below:
|
Number |
Year |
Officials Charged and found guilty |
|
1 |
2021/2022 |
108 |
|
2 |
2020/2021 |
58 |
|
3 |
2019/2020 |
88 |
|
4 |
2018/2019 |
71 |
|
5 |
2017/2018 |
59 |
|
6 |
2016/2017 |
25 |
|
7 |
2015/2016 |
20 |
|
8 |
2014/2015 |
14 |
|
9 |
2013/2014 |
2 |
|
10 |
2012/2013 |
0 |
|
Subtotal |
445 |
b) The following is illustrative employees’ levels break down per financial year:
|
2021/22 |
108 |
|
Administration Clerk |
2 |
|
Administrative Officer |
1 |
|
Assistant Manager: Financial Services |
1 |
|
Assistant Manager: Grants Administration |
4 |
|
Assistant Manager: Records Management |
1 |
|
Assistant Manager: Supply Chain Management |
4 |
|
Clerk: Beneficiary Maintenance |
1 |
|
Clerk: Customer Care Operational |
1 |
|
Clerk: Financial Services |
1 |
|
Clerk: Pay Point Management |
1 |
|
Clerk: Personnel Provisioning And Maintenance |
1 |
|
Clerk: Supply Chain Management Support |
3 |
|
Document Management Administrator| Support |
16 |
|
EPWP Learner| Support Function |
5 |
|
General Assistant| Support Function |
2 |
|
General Manager: Finance| Support Function |
2 |
|
Grant Administrator| Operational / Core Function |
24 |
|
Manager: Personnel Provisioning and Main |
1 |
|
Manager: Records Management |Operational |
1 |
|
Manager: Security Administration |Support |
1 |
|
Manager: Supply Chain Management |Support |
2 |
|
Practitioner: Beneficiary Maintenance |
3 |
|
Practitioner: Human Capital Management |
1 |
|
Practitioner: Supply Chain Management |
2 |
|
Senior Grant Administrator| Operational |
10 |
|
Senior Manager: Facilities Management |
1 |
|
Senior Manager: Service Management| Support |
1 |
|
Senior Manager: Supply Chain Management| |
2 |
|
State Accountant| Support Function |
1 |
|
Supervisor: Grant Administration |
2 |
|
Supervisor: Records Management |
2 |
|
Support Technician| Support Function |
1 |
|
Team Leader: Grant Administration| |
6 |
|
Unit Coordinator| Support Function |
1 |
|
2020/21 |
58 |
|
Administration Clerk |
1 |
|
Administrative Officer |
2 |
|
Assistant Manager: Financial Services |
1 |
|
Branch Coordinator| Support |
2 |
|
Clerk: Customer Care |Operational |
1 |
|
Clerk: Financial Services |
1 |
|
Clerk: Human Capital Management |Support Function |
1 |
|
Clerk: Operations Management |Operational |
1 |
|
Department Coordinator |Support Function| |
3 |
|
District Manager| Operational |
2 |
|
Document Management Administrator| Support Function |
4 |
|
General Manager: Finance| Support Function |
1 |
|
Grant Administrator| Operational |
9 |
|
Lan Administrator |Support Function |
1 |
|
Local Office Manager| Operational / Core |
2 |
|
Manager: Administrative Support Services |
1 |
|
Manager: Facilities Management and Auxilliary |
1 |
|
Manager: Grants Administration| Operation |
2 |
|
Manager: Human Capital Provisioning |Support |
1 |
|
Practitioner: General Support |
1 |
|
Practitioner: Operations Management |
3 |
|
Practitioner: Vendor Management |Operation |
1 |
|
Security Officer| Support Function |
1 |
|
Senior Grant Administrator| Operational |
3 |
|
Senior Manager: Human Operations Management |
1 |
|
Senior Manager: Vendor Management |
1 |
|
Specialist: Human Capital Development |
1 |
|
Specialist: Human Capital Provisioning |
1 |
|
Supervisor: Grant Administration |Operation |
2 |
|
Unit Coordinator| Support Function |
2 |
|
Unit Coordinator| Support Function |Region |
4 |
|
2019/20 |
88 |
|
Administration Clerk |
1 |
|
Administrative Officer |
3 |
|
Assistant Manager: Facilities Maintenance |
1 |
|
Assistant Manager: Human Capital Managem |
1 |
|
Clerk: Customer Care| Operational / Core Function |
3 |
|
Clerk: Disability Management |Operational |
1 |
|
Clerk: Facilities Management And Aux Sup |
1 |
|
Clerk: Financial Accounting| Support Function |
2 |
|
Clerk: Financial Services |
1 |
|
Clerk: General Support| Support Function |
1 |
|
Clerk: Pay Point Management |
1 |
|
District Manager |Operational / Core |
1 |
|
Document Management Administrator |
1 |
|
Grant Administrator |Operational |
30 |
|
Local Office Manager |Operational / Core |
3 |
|
Manager: Administrative Support Services |
2 |
|
Manager: Customer Care |Operational |
1 |
|
Manager: Facilities Maintenance |Support |
1 |
|
Manager: Vendor Management |Operational |
1 |
|
Mobile Unit Operator |Operational / Core |
1 |
|
Pract: Personnel Provisioning And Maintenance |
1 |
|
Practitioner: Customer Care |Operational |
1 |
|
Practitioner: Facilities Mngt And Auxilliary |
1 |
|
Practitioner: Operations Management |
3 |
|
Practitioner: Pay Point Management |
1 |
|
Practitioner: Supply Chain Management |
1 |
|
Senior Grant Administrator |Operational |
5 |
|
Senior Manager: Facilities Management An |
1 |
|
Supervisor: Document Management |Support |
1 |
|
Supervisor: Grant Administration |Operation |
8 |
|
Team Leader: Grant Administration |Operation |
8 |
|
2018/19 |
71 |
|
Administration Clerk |
1 |
|
Administrative Officer |
1 |
|
Assistant Manager: Facilities Mngt |
1 |
|
Assistant Manager: Grants Administration |
2 |
|
Assistant Manager: Supply Chain Management |
4 |
|
Asst Manager: Personnel Provisioning And |
1 |
|
Clerk: Customer Care| Operational / Core |
2 |
|
Clerk: Executive Support| Support Function |
1 |
|
Clerk: Facilities Management And Aux Sup |
1 |
|
Clerk: Financial Services| Support Function |
1 |
|
Clerk: General Support| Support Function| |
1 |
|
Clerk: Labour Relations| Support Function |
1 |
|
Clerk: Operations Management| Operational |
2 |
|
Clerk: Pay Point Management Operational |
1 |
|
Clerk: Personnel Provisioning And Maintenance |
2 |
|
Clerk: Supply Chain Management |Support |
3 |
|
District Manager| Operational / |
4 |
|
Document Management Administrator | Support |
2 |
|
EPWP Support Function |
1 |
|
Grant Administrator| Operational / Core |
15 |
|
Local Office Manager| Operational / Core |
4 |
|
Manager: Administrative Support Services |
1 |
|
Manager: Grants Administration |Operation |
1 |
|
Manager: Vendor Management |Operational / |
1 |
|
Mobile Unit Operator| Operational / Core |
1 |
|
Practitioner: Communication |Support |
1 |
|
Practitioner: Operations Management |
1 |
|
Practitioner: Supply Chain Management |
1 |
|
Senior Grant Administrator| Operational |
4 |
|
Senior Manager: Human Capital Management |
1 |
|
Senior Manager: Supply Chain Management |
1 |
|
Senior Manager: Vendor Management |
1 |
|
Specialist: Performance Management |
1 |
|
State Accountant |Support Function |
1 |
|
Supervisor: Grant Administration |Operation |
1 |
|
Team Leader: Grant Administration |Operation |
3 |
|
2017/18 |
59 |
|
Administration Clerk |
1 |
|
Assistant Manager: Financial Services |
1 |
|
Assistant Manager: Grants Administration |
2 |
|
Assistant Manager: Supply Chain Management |
1 |
|
Clerk: Customer Care| Operational / Core |
1 |
|
Clerk: Supply Chain Management |Support |
2 |
|
District Manager |Operational / |
1 |
|
EPWP Learner 2|Support Function| District |
1 |
|
EPWP Learner 2|Support Function| Local Office |
1 |
|
EPWP Learner| Support Function |Local Office |
1 |
|
Grant Administrator| Operational / Core Function |
19 |
|
Local Office Manager| Operational / Core |
1 |
|
Manager: Administrative Support Services |
1 |
|
Manager: Facilities Management and Auxil |
1 |
|
Mobile Unit Operator| Operational / Core |
1 |
|
Pract: Personnel Provisioning and Maintenance |
1 |
|
Practitioner: Communication |Support |
2 |
|
Practitioner: Customer Care |Support Function |
1 |
|
Practitioner: Facilities Mngt And Auxill |
1 |
|
Senior Manager: Facilities Management |
2 |
|
Senior Manager: Supply Chain Management| |
1 |
|
Supervisor: Grant Administration |Operation |
9 |
|
Team Leader: Grant Administration |Operation |
7 |
|
2016/17 |
25 |
|
Administration Clerk |
2 |
|
Assistant Manager: Grants Administration |
1 |
|
Assistant Manager: Operations Management |
1 |
|
Department Coordinator |Support Function| |
1 |
|
Document Management Administrator | Support |
1 |
|
Grant Administrator |Operational / Core |
9 |
|
Local Office Manager |Operational / Core |
1 |
|
Manager: Facilities Management And Auxil |
2 |
|
Practitioner: Customer Care |Support Function |
1 |
|
Senior Grant Administrator |Operational |
3 |
|
State Accountant |Support Function |
1 |
|
Supervisor: Grant Administration |
1 |
|
Team Leader: Grant Administration |
1 |
|
2015/16 |
20 |
|
Administration Clerk |
1 |
|
Administrative Officer |
3 |
|
Clerk: Customer Care |Support Function |Re |
1 |
|
Grant Administrator |Operational / Core F |
13 |
|
Manager: Administrative Support Services |
1 |
|
Supervisor: Grant Administration |Operation |
1 |
|
2014/15 |
14 |
|
Clerk: Operations Management| Operational |
1 |
|
Document Management Administrator | Support |
3 |
|
Grant Administrator |Operational / Core |
6 |
|
Local Office Manager |Operational / Core |
1 |
|
Senior Grant Administrator |Operational |
2 |
|
Supervisor: Grant Administration |Operation |
1 |
|
2013/14 |
2 |
|
Manager: Personnel Provisioning & Maintenance |
1 |
|
Senior Grant Administrator| Operational |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
445 |