Question NW1639 to the Minister of Transport

With reference to the settlement pay-outs made to claimants, including direct claimants and suppliers, by the Road Accident Fund in the

(i) the average payment made to claimants in each financial year was,

a) 2015-2016;

R143,127

2016-2017;

R117,059

2017-2018 financial years; and

R111,072

(b) the current financial year to date,

R75,897 (unaudited),

(ii)(aa) the largest single capital payment made in each financial year was,

(bb) the date was the payment made on

and (cc) the reasons that the payment was made for

2015-2016;

R13,990,000

7/01/2016

payment for past medical expenses, general damages and loss of earnings

2016-2017;

R18,800,000

30/06/2016

payment for loss of earnings

2017-2018 financial years; and

R15,176,641

31/08/2017

payment for loss of earnings, general damages and past medical expenses

the current financial year to date,

R9,052,284 (unaudited),

26/04/2018

payment for loss of earnings, general damages and past medical expenses

(iii)(aa) the smallest single capital payment made in each financial year was,

(bb) the date was the payment made on

and (cc) the reasons that the payment was made

2015-2016;

R28

18/08/2015

payment for past medical expenses

2016-2017;

R18

23/01/2017

payment for past medical expenses

2017-2018 financial years; and

R25

5/01/2018

payment for past medical expenses

the current financial year to date,

R135 (unaudited),

23/04/2018

payment for past medical expenses.