CPS will not pay social grants beyond the end of September

CAPE – Minister of Social Development Susan Shabangu says grant payments will no longer be made through Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) beyond the end of the month. September

. Millions of recipients of the country's grants to exchange their old cards for the new gold card of the South African Social Security Agency (Sbada), a process that has been beset by technical difficulties because the Post Office Department found its systems overwhelmed.

accused SPC employees of trying to thwart the migration to the new system by persuading the beneficiaries not to make the change.

The Interministerial Committee for Ensuring Compliance with the Constitutional Court's Orders on Social Subsidies issued a report earlier. Thursday.

Shabangu says that they opened cases with the police about the alleged interference of CPS and also informed the Constitutional Court.

"Cases have been opened, but we have also informed the Constitutional Court, as part of our ongoing reports, that CPS continues to try to attract our beneficiaries to join them."

The minister claims that 1.6 million of the 2.5 million grant recipients who are paid in cash through the company have signed new Sbada gold cards.

It indicates that the Government will not ask the Constitutional Court for a further extension of the contract. he ruled was illegal and invalid.

"Those who did not come aboard continue to be paid by CPS and the court decision says, until September – this should be the last payment by CPS.Before September, we do not can not go to court or go anywhere and say we want CPS to continue making payments. "

(Edited by Thapelo Lekabe)