I-SASSA isiqalile uhlelo lukazwelonke lokubuyekeza abahlomuli bezibonelelo zomphakathi, igcizelela ukubaluleka kokulandela imigomo ukuze kugwenywe ukumiswa kwezinkokhelo nokuthi imali ifinyelele kubantu abafanele ngempela.
Esitatimendeni esikhishwe ngoLwesithathu, le nhlangano iveze ukuthi iyaqhubeka nokwenza ukubuyekezwa kwezibonelelo kanye nezinhlelo zokuqinisekisa ubukhona (life certification), ngenhloso yokuqinisekisa ukufaneleka nokuvimbela ukukhwabanisa.
“Ukubuyekezwa kwezibonelelo kanye nokuqinisekiswa kobukhona kubalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi abantu basalufanele usizo, kugwenywe ukukhokhela abantu asebashonile noma abangafanele, futhi kutholakale ukukhwabanisa,” kusho i-SASSA.
Le nhlangano iphinde yachaza ukuthi lezi zinyathelo zihloselwe ukuvikela izimali zikahulumeni nokwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi usizo lufinyelela kulabo abaludingayo ngempela.
“Lezi zinqubo zisiza ukuvikela izimali zomphakathi, zigcine ubuqotho bohlelo lwezibonelelo, futhi ziqinisekise ukuthi ukwesekwa kuqondiswa kulabo abafanele,” kusho isitatimende.
Lolu hlelo luza ngesikhathi i-SASSA iqala umjikelezo wokukhokha wezimali zonyaka ka-2026/2027, lapho izibonelelo zabantu abadala ziqale ukukhokhwa ngo-April 2, kulandelwe izibonelelo zabakhubazekile kanye nezingane ngo-April 7 no-April 8.
I-SASSA icele bonke abahlomuli abangakayitholi imali yabo ngezinsuku ezimisiwe ukuthi baye emahhovisi aseduze ngokushesha.
“Abahlomuli abangakayitholi imali yabo ngalezi zinsuku bayacelwa ukuthi bavakashele ihhovisi eliseduze ngokushesha,” kusho le nhlangano.
Iphinde yakhumbuza abahlomuli ngezibopho zabo zomthetho ngaphansi kwe-Social Assistance Act ka-2004, edinga ukuthi banikeze ulwazi oluphelele mayelana nemali engenayo nezimo zabo, futhi babike noma yiziphi izinguquko.
“Nakuba umuntu angase abe efanele ngesikhathi efaka isicelo, izinguquko ezimweni zakhe kumele zibikwe ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi usafanele,” kusho i-SASSA.
I-SASSA ixwayise ngokuthi ukungalandeli izimfuneko zokubuyekezwa noma zokuqinisekiswa kobukhona kungaholela emiphumeleni emibi.
“Abahlomuli abangalandeli lezi zimfuneko bangase babhekane nokumiswa kwezibonelelo zabo, futhi uma kuqhubeka kungalandelwa, izibonelelo zingase ziphele ngokuphelele,” kusho le nhlangano.
Le nhlangano igcizelele ukuthi lolu hlelo luyingxenye yemizamo yokugcina uhlelo lwezibonelelo luqhubeka kahle futhi luhlala lusebenza isikhathi eside.
“Le mizamo ihlose ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uhlelo lwezibonelelo luhlala luzinzile futhi lusiza labo abaludingayo kakhulu,” kusho i-SASSA.
Iphinde yaqinisekisa ukuzibophezela kwayo ekuphatheni abantu ngendlela efanele, yathi: “I-SASSA izimisele ukuvikela amalungelo nesithunzi sabo bonke abahlomuli, iqinisekisa ukuthi akukho muntu ofanele usizo ozoncishwa ngokungafanele.”
