I-Social Security Agency yaseNingizimu Afrika

I-South African Social Security Agency (**I-SASSA**) iyi-ejensi kazwelonke Uhulumeni waseNingizimu Afrika eyasungulwa ngo-Ephreli 2005 ukuqondisa uhlelo lwezokuphepha komphakathi lwaseNingizimu Afrika, kufaka phakathi ukusakaza Izibonelelo zomphakathi, egameni le-Department of Social Development (DSD). Ilawulwa, kodwa hhayi ukulawulwa okusebenzayo, kwe-DSD kanye ne-Ministry of Social Development. Isungulwe ngokuya nge-Social Assistance Act ka-2004 kanye ne-South African Social Security Agency Act ka-2004, i-SASSA iyinkampani yomphakathi ngokuya ngeShaduli 3A le-Public Finance Management Act. Kusukela ngo-2022 isikhulu sayo esiyinhloko kwakunguBusisiwe Memela-Khambula.

I-SASSA yasungulwa ngo-2005 ukuze ihlanganise ukuhlinzekwa kosizo lwezokuphepha komphakathi, ngaphambili umsebenzi oyinhloko isifundazwe, ukuze kuncishiswe inkohlakalo futhi kuthuthukiswe ukulethwa kwezinsizakalo. Yayilingisa eduze nomlingani wayo wase-Australia, i-Centrelink. Imisebenzi yayo eyinhloko iphathelene nokuphatha nokukhokha izibonelelo zomphakathi, ezisekela ingxenye enkulu yabantu baseNingizimu Afrika: ngo-2022, u-46% wabantu baseNingizimu Afrika bathola izibonelelo zezenhlalo. Imisebenzi ye-SASSA ihlanganisa ukucubungula izicelo zosizo lwezokuphepha komphakathi, ukuqinisekisa nokwamukela izicelo, ukukhokhela nokukhokhela izibonelelo kubazuzi abafanele, nokuvimbela nokuthungatha Ukukhwabanisa. I-SASSA isebenzisa ubuchwepheshe be-biometric, kufaka phakathi iminwe kanye nokuqashelwa kobuso, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi bangobani abazuzi. Lokhu kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi izibonelelo zifinyelela kulabo abahlosiwe futhi kunciphise ingozi yokwebiwa kwemininingwane nokukhwabanisa.

## Izinhlobo zezibonelelo
Izenzuzo zokusiza umphakathi ezikhishwa yi-SASSA zithatha izinhlobo ezahlukene zamaholo; iningi lazo lihlolwa ngokuya ngezinga lempilo futhi likhokhwa ngenyanga ngemali. Lezi zihlanganisa i-**Child Support Grant**, i-**Care Dependency Grant**, i-**Foster Child Grant**, i-**Disability Grant**, i-**Grant-in-Aid**, i-**Older Person's Grant** (ipenshini yabantu abadala), kanye ne-**War Veteran's Grant**. **Isimo esikhethekile** siyisibonelelo sokusiza esiphuthumayo se-**Social Relief of Distress Grant** sezinyanga ezintathu, esihlinzeka ngosizo oluphuthumayo ngesimo samavawusha, iziphakeli zokudla, noma imali.

Isibonelelo sesikhashana se-**Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant** sanethulwa ngoMeyi 2020 ngesikhathi sobhubhane lwe-Covid-19; ngo-Okthoba 2022, u-Enoch Godongwana, uNgqongqoshe Wezezimali, wamemezela ukuthi sizonwetshwa sihlale sikhona kuze kube nguMashi 2024.

Ngo-2015, kusuka ku-R155.3 billion eyayabelwe usizo lomphakathi, u-R53.5 billion wahlinzekelwa abantu asebekhulile abathola ama-penshini, u-R47.8 billion waya kuzibonelelo ze-**Child Support Grant**, u-R20.2 billion waya kuzibonelelo ze-**Disability Grant**, kanti u-R8.5 billion wahlinzekwa ezinye izibonelelo, kanti imali esele yachithwa ekuphathweni nasekulawulweni kohlelo.

I-SASSA yamemezela ukuthi zonke izibonelelo zizokwandiswa kusukela ngo-1 April 2023. I-Old Persons Grant izokhuliswa ibe yi-R2080 (kwabatholayo abaphakathi kuka-60 no-74) kanye ne-R2100 (kwabatholi abaneminyaka engaphezu kwengu-75 ubudala).

Abamukeli be-Granto de Disability kanye ne-Care Dependency Grant bazokwanda babe yi-R2080, kuyilapho i-Child Support Grant izokwanda ibe yi-R500 (ngokwenyuka okuphezulu kukhuphukele ku-R250).

Isibonelelo se-Foster Child sizokhula sibe yi-R1120, kanti isibonelelo se-War Veteran sizokhula siye ku-R2100 futhi ekugcineni, i-Grant-In-Aid izokhula ibe yi-R500.

I-SASAS Grants Payment eyengeziwe iye yenyuselwa kusukela ngo-1 October 2023.

I-SRD Grant ihlala ku-R350 futhi yelulelwa kuze kube ngu-31 March 2024.

Isibonelelo se-SASSA R350 siklanyelwe ukusiza abantu abangasebenzi baseNingizimu Afrika abaneminyaka ephakathi kwengu-18-59 abangenawo umthombo wemali.

I-SASSA iqinisekisa ukuthi ulwazi nokusebenza kuhamba kahle lapho kufakwa izicelo zezibonelelo zomphakathi. I-SASSA ihlose ukuqeda imigqa emide emahhovisi ayo endawo kulo lonke izwe, ukuze abahlomuli bakwazi ukuhlola izinsuku zokukhokhelwa kanye nesimo sezicelo zabo ku-inthanethi.

## Ukukhwabanisa Okukhulu
Ngo-Okthoba 2024, abafundi ababili base-I-Stellenbosch University beza phambili bethi kwakukhona ukukhwabanisa okukhulu phakathi kwezinombolo ze-ID zentsha ezazisetshenziselwa ukuqoqa izibonelelo ze-SAS SRD R370.

Ekuhloleni okungahleliwe kwabantu abangu-60 ekamu, abantu abangu-56 batholakala benamafomu e-SASSA SRD. Baqhubeka bathi bahlola zonke izinombolo ze-ID ezingaba khona zabantu abazalwa ngoFebhuwari 2005 nokuthi kwakunesilinganiso sokufaka isicelo esingu-91%, esidlula kakhulu isilinganiso samanje sokungasebenzi kwentsha esingu-60%.

EPhalamende, ungqongqoshe wezenhlalakahle wanikeza i-SASSA izinsuku ezingu-30 zokuphenya lolu daba.