Minister of Social Development
Question by:
Hon Pat Lekker
Answered by:
Hon Sharna Fernandez
Question Number:
29
Question Body:
With regard to the Sassa offices in Philippi and Gugulethu:
Whether her Department is providing any assistance to the national government’s efforts to improve services and to eradicate long queues at these Sassa offices; if so, what are the relevant details?
Answer Body:
SASSA is a national competency. The Western Cape Department of Social Development thus has no mandate to intervene in matters that is a national competency, unless approached by SASSA for such assistance in which cases we have assisted.
Date:
Thursday, June 15, 2023
