I-South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) isiqinise imizamo yayo yokuqinisekisa ukuthi kuphela labo abafanele abathola izibonelelo zikahulumeni, ixwayisa ngokuthi ukungalandeli izinqubo zokubuyekezwa kungaholela ekumisweni noma ekuphelisweni kwezinkokhelo.
Esitatimendeni esikhishwe ngoLwesithathu, le nhlangano ithe iyaqhubeka nohlelo lukazwelonke lokubuyekeza izibonelelo kanye nezinhlelo zokuqinisekisa ukuphila (life certification) ngenhloso yokuqinisekisa ukufaneleka nokuvimbela ubuqola.
“Ukubuyekezwa kwezibonelelo kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuphila kubalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukufaneleka okuqhubekayo, ukuvimbela ukukhokhwa kubantu abangasekho noma abangafanele, kanye nokuthola ubuqola,” kusho iSASSA.
Le nhlangano iphinde yathi lezi zinyathelo zenzelwe ukuvikela izimali zomphakathi nokwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi usizo lufinyelela kulabo abaludingayo ngempela.
“Lezi zinqubo zisiza ukuvikela izimali zomphakathi, ukugcina ubuqotho bohlelo losizo lomphakathi, kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuthi ukwesekwa kunikezwa labo abafanele ngempela,” kusho isitatimende.
Le mizamo iqale kabusha ngesikhathi iSASSA iqala umjikelezo wokukhokha wonyaka wezimali ka-2026/2027, lapho izibonelelo zabantu abadala ziqale ukukhokhwa ngo-Ephreli 2, zilandelwe izibonelelo zokukhubazeka kanye nezingane ngo-Ephreli 7 no-8.
Le nhlangano iphinde yakhumbuza abahlomuli ngezibopho zabo zomthetho ngaphansi kwe-Social Assistance Act ka-2004, edinga ukuthi banikeze lonke ulwazi mayelana nemali abayiholayo kanye nezimo zabo, futhi babike noma yiziphi izinguquko.
“Nakuba umuntu wayefanele ngesikhathi efaka isicelo, izinguquko ezimpilweni zabo kufanele zibikwe ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukufaneleka okuqhubekayo,” kusho iSASSA.
I-SASSA ixwayise ngokuthi ukungalandeli izinqubo zokubuyekezwa noma zokuqinisekisa ukuphila kungaholela emiphumeleni emibi.
“Abahlomuli abangalandeli lezi zinqubo bangase bamiselwe izibonelelo zabo, kanti ukungaqhubeki nokulandela kungaholela ekuphelisweni kwazo ngokuphelele,” kusho iSASSA.
Le nhlangano igcizelele ukuthi le mizamo iyingxenye yemizamo emikhulu yokugcina ukusimama kohlelo losizo lomphakathi.
“Le mizamo ihlose ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uhlelo losizo lomphakathi luyahlala isikhathi eside futhi lufinyelela kulabo abaludingayo kakhulu,” kusho iSASSA.
Iphinde yaqinisekisa ukuzibophezela kwayo ekulinganeni nasekuhlonipheni abantu bonke, yathi: “I-SASSA izoqhubeka nokuvikela amalungelo nesithunzi sabo bonke abahlomuli, iqinisekisa ukuthi akukho muntu ofanele osizwayo ozothola ukungabi nabulungisa.”
