Overview of Social Grants Program in Western Cape
The briefing by the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) Provincial Standing Committee on Social Development provides insights into the social assistance programs in the Western Cape. The presentation covers the types of grants, number of beneficiaries, payment methods, and key statistics related to social grants distribution in the region. It highlights the significant impact of social assistance on approximately 23% of the Western Cape population, amounting to around R20 billion per year.
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BRIEFING BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIAL SECURITY AGENCY (SASSA) PROVINCIAL STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 23 May 2023 1
Presentation Content WC SASSA Fact Sheet and Number of Grants in payment Grant Payment Method SRD R350 Grant Disability Management
SASSA Western Cape Fact Sheet SASSA Western Cape: 1 Regional Office 5 District Offices 16 Local Offices 13 Service Offices +- 140 Mobile Service points 11 Contracted Pay Points in rural areas Our clients 1,661,7456 (Mar 2023) grants in payment Approximately 23.04% of the population (WC Pop. 7,212,142 [StatsSA: 2022 Midyear Est]) benefitting from social assistance Social Assistance transfers of approximately R20 billion p/a
Total Number of Social Grants in Payment Western Cape Grant type Number of grants 31 Mar 2023 397 509 5 153 363 31 499 16 889 1 036 741 25 739 1 661 745 18 829 716 Growth rate for fourth quarter 1.07% 0% -2.62% 4.62% 0.13% -0.74% 1.07% -0.35% Grant for the Aged War Veterans Grant Disability Grant Foster Child Grant Care Dependency Grant Child Support Grant Grant-in-Aid WC TOTAL SASSA NATIONAL TOTAL
What payment method is being used / options available for beneficiaries 7
What payment method is being used / options available for beneficiaries Cont Bank (Payment method) ABSA BANK AFRICAN BANK ALBARAKA BANK BANK ZERO MUTUAL BANK BIDVEST BANK CAPITEC BANK DISCOVERY BANK FINBOND MUTUAL FINBOND NET1 FIRSTRAND BANK GRINDROD BANK GROBANK LTD HABIB OVERSEAS HBZ BANK INVESTEC BANK LTD # payments 594 684 68 364 29 897 4 766 679 45 181 706 686 1 204 634 13 020 % of totalBank (Payment method) # payments 3,3% ITHALA 0,4% MERCANTILE BANK 0,0% NEDBANK INCORP BOE 0,0% NEDBANK LIMITED 0,2% OLYMPUS MOBILE 26,5% POSTBANK 0,0% IGPS (NPS) 0,3% MZANSI 0,0% SAPO branch 3,9% Cash Paypoint 6,7% SASFIN 0,1% STANDARD CHARTERED 0,0% STANDARD SA 0,0% TYMEBANK 0,0% Grand Total % of total 0,2% 0,0% 0,0% 3,9% 0,0% 46,1% 34,9% 11,2% 0,7% 0,8% 0,0% 0,0% 4,3% 4,2% 693 941 8 303 113 6 290 331 2 012 782 123 675 141 978 772 789 765 441 18 013 692 42 088 314 480 48 14 8 2 347 3 832 23 2 3 21 83 8
What payment method is being used / options available for beneficiaries Cont.. Funds accessible 24/7 ATMS POS / RETAILERS Funds accessible 24/7 SAPO BRANCHES Predetermined timeframes MOBILE CASH PAY POINTS Not flexible, few hours in a payment cycle
MSA with Postbank Due to liquidity concerns, the contract between SAPO and SASSA for the payment of social grants was ceded to the Postbank in October 2022 Postbank was only given 3 months to prepare themselves for taking over the contract, and remains heavily reliant on SAPO for services which have challenges at present Reliance on SAPO remains a concern for DSD and SASSA and we ve been in constant engagement with the Postbank around alternatives to mitigate this challenge Options cover approximately 98.5% of our clients. Remaining 1.5% who live in far flung areas remains a challenge, and are still reliant on the cash pay point services provided by Postbank. Discussion are being held across government 10
MSA with Postbank Postbank had challenges with SASSA cards that were due to expire. Permission was receive from the Payment Association of South Africa (PASA) to electronically extend the expiry date on the card to December 2023 Over 4 million cards that were due to expire between March and June. Clients don t need to panic. Even though there is an expiry date printed on their cards, these cards will still work in ATMs and at merchants. Communications have also gone out to all banks and their merchant networks to inform them that the cards will remain valid until December 2023 Extension provides Post Bank time to roll out new cards. SASSA will monitor Post Banks plans to issue new cards to their clients. Minister of DSD is in communication with the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies with regards to progress 11
Client Payment Options All client payments will be processed as normal, and funds are safely stored in the client s bank accounts Options available SASSA Gold Card (Expires in Dec 2023); or Make use of the cardless withdrawal option provided by Postbank or Clients can also utilize the services of another bank by changing their payment method at their nearest local office Social grants recipients who choose to get their social grants payment through their personal bank account must bring along the following documents to SASSA: Proof of bank account received from the bank or Three months bank statement that depicts the personal details of the client such as names and bank accounts Proof of Identity 12
SASSA MITIGATION PLAN Region s mitigation plan is as follows: Dedicated queues for changes to banking details or inquiries Extended operational hours Extended system operations Additional staff Service points Prioritize power support Outreach programs to increase footprint Stakeholder communication and engagements Communication plan for beneficiary education 13
Remedial Action to Bank Changes and Enquiries Card expiry date extended The SASSA/SAPO gold cards will no longer expire as anticipated until December 2023. Alternative method of payment SASSA continues to inform beneficiaries of their right to choose alternative methods should they want to do so. Extended service hours Service hours are extended from 07H00 till 18H00 from May till June 2023. This is to accommodate beneficiaries that want to submit their requests for method of payment and to also enable the SASSA officials to capture all the bank forms on time for the next payment cycle Monitoring of SAPO Branches There is continued monitoring at SAPO Hot Spot branches in order to assist beneficiaries that have payment queries. 14
Open Post Office Branches District Area Office Name District Area Office Name South Coast Peninsula East Athlone Cape Metro Peninsula North Brackenfell South Coast Overberg Barrydale Cape Metro Peninsula North Brackenfell Depot Bredasdorp South Coast Eden Karoo Albertinia South Coast Overberg South Coast Overberg Barrydale South Coast Eden Karoo Buisplaas South Coast Eden Karoo Beaufort West South Coast Overberg Caledon South Coast Eden Karoo Beaufort West Depot Beaufort West Hub Belhar Cape Metro Peninsula South Cape Town Depot Capemail Admin South Coast Eden Karoo Cape Metro Capemail Hub Cape Metro Peninsula North Peninsula North Peninsula North Cape Winelands Overberg Capemail Centre Court Capemail Quality Cape Metro Peninsula North Cape Metro Belhar Depot Cape Metro Capemail Hub Cape Metro Bellville Depot South Coast Cape Winelands Ceres South Coast Cape Winelands Ceres Depot South Coast Botha 15 Northern Cape/ West Coast Atlantic Coast Chempet South Coast Botrivier
Open Post Office Branches Office Name District Area District Area Office Name Cape Metro Peninsula South Peninsula South Peninsula South Eden Karoo Clareinch Cape Metro Peninsula North Elsiesrivier Cape Metro Peninsula South Fishhoek Depot Cape Metro Claremont Depot Constantia Depot Dagamaskop South Coast Cape Winelands Overberg Franschoek Cape Metro South Coast Gansbaai Post Point Gatesville South Coast Northern Cape/ West Coast South Coast Atlantic Coast Dassenberg Depot De Doorns South Coast Peninsula East South Coast Peninsula East Gatesville Depot George Overberg South Coast Peninsula East Delft South Coast Eden Karoo Cape Metro Peninsula North Peninsula North Eden Karoo Durbanville Cape Metro Peninsula North Goodwood Cape Metro Durbanville Depot Dysselsdorp Cape Metro Peninsula North Goodwood Depot Gordons Bay South Coast South Coast Cape Winelands Overberg South Coast Peninsula East Eersterivier South Coast Grabouw South Coast Peninsula East Eersterivier Depot 16 Cape Metro Peninsula South Grassy Park Depot
Open Post Office Branches Office Name District Area District Area Office Name South Coast Eden Karoo Groot Brakrivier South Coast Eden Karoo Knysna Depot South Coast Cape Winelands Eden Karoo Heidelberg (WC) Hammanshof Cape Metro Peninsula North Kraaifontein Depot Kruisrivier South Coast South Coast Eden Karoo South Coast Overberg Hermanus Cape Metro Peninsula North Kuilsrivier Depot South Coast Overberg Hermanus Depot Cape Metro Peninsula North Kuilsrivier PO Cape Metro Peninsula South Cape Winelands Peninsula South Peninsula East Peninsula East Eden Karoo Klaarstroom Houtbaai South Coast Eden Karoo Ladismith (WC) South Coast Huguenot Depot & Boxes Kenilworth Northern Cape/ West Coast Northern Cape/ West Coast South Coast Atlantic Coast Lambert`s Bay Cape Metro Atlantic Coast Langebaan South Coast Khayelitsha Peninsula East Lansdowne South Coast Khayelitsha Depot (Split MIP and ER) South Coast Peninsula East Lansdowne Depot South Coast Cape Metro Peninsula North Lavistown 17 South Coast Eden Karoo Knysna South Coast Eden Karoo Leeu Gamka
Open Post Office Branches Office Name District Area District Area Office Name South Coast Cape Winelands Peninsula North Peninsula North Atlantic Coast Macassar Northern Cape/ West Coast South Coast Atlantic Coast Milnerton Depot Mitchells Plain Depot Mossel Bay Cape Metro Maitland Peninsula East Cape Metro Maitland Depot South Coast Eden Karoo Northern Cape/ West Coast Northern Cape/ West Coast Northern Cape/ West Coast South Coast Malmesbury South Coast Eden Karoo Mossel Bay Depot Oudtshoorn Depot Outshoorn Atlantic Coast Malmesbury Depot Mamre South Coast Eden Karoo Atlantic Coast South Coast Eden Karoo South Coast Cape winelands Paarl East Eden Karoo Matjiesfontein Cape Metro Peninsula North Peninsula North Peninsula North Peninsula East Parow Cape Metro Peninsula North Peninsula North Eden Karoo Matroosfontein Cape Metro Parow Depot Cape Metro Matroosfontein Depot Merweville Cape Metro Parow East South Coast South Coast Peninsula East Mfuleni South Coast Philippi 18 South Coast Cape Winelands Montagu Koo Northern Cape/ West Coast Atlantic Coast Piketberg
Open Post Office Branches District Area Office Name District Area Office Name South Coast Eden Karoo Plettenberg Bay Cape Metro Peninsula South Rondebosch Depot Saldanha Cape Metro Peninsula South Atlantic Coast Eden Karoo Plumstead Depot Northern Cape/ West Coast Cape Metro Atlantic Coast Northern Cape/ West Coast South Coast Porterville Peninsula South Salt River Depot Prince Albert Cape Metro Peninsula South Sea Point Depot Cape Metro Peninsula South Peninsula South Atlantic Coast Peninsula South Atlantic Coast Eden Karoo Retreat South Coast Cape Winelands Somerset West South Coast Cape Winelands Somerset West Depot Stellenbosch Cape Metro Retreat Depot South Coast Cape Winelands Northern Cape/ West Coast Cape Metro Reygersdal South Coast Eden Karoo Stilbaai Rhodes Gift South Coast Cape Winelands Strand Northern Cape/ West Coast South Coast Rietpoort South Coast Cape Winelands Strand Depot Riversdale South Coast Peninsula East Strandfontein Depot Struisbaai South Coast Overberg Robertson (W/C) 19 South Coast Overberg South Coast Overberg Robertson Depot
Open Post Office Branches District Area Office Name District Area Office Name Surwell South Coast Eden Karoo Vlakteplaas South Coast Peninsula East Northern Cape/ West Coast Northern Cape/ West Coast Northern Cape/ West Coast Cape Metro Atlantic Coast Atlantic Coast Atlantic Coast Peninsula South Vredenburg South Coast Overberg Swellendam Vredenburg Depot Northern Cape/ West Coast South Coast Atlantic Coast Tableview Vredendal Eden Karoo Thembalethu South Coast Overberg Touwsrivier WC Mail ManagementServices South Coast Cape Winelands Peninsula North Eden Karoo Tulbagh South Coast Cape Winelands Cape Winelands Cape Winelands Cape Winelands Cape Winelands Cape Winelands Atlantic Coast Wellington Cape Metro Tygervalley South Coast Wellington Depot South Coast Uniondale South Coast Wolseley Post Point Northern Cape/ West Coast South Coast Atlantic Coast Van Rhynsdorp Villiersdorp South Coast Worcester Overberg South Coast Worcester Depot Cape Metro Peninsula South Peninsula South Vishoek South Coast Worcester Hub Cape Metro Vlaeberg 20 Northern Cape/WCoast Wuppertal
Qualification Criteria A special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress of R350 per month for distressed individuals will be provided as per the following criteria: South African Citizen, Permanent Resident or Refugee registered on the Home Affairs database; a holder of a special permit under; the Special Angolan Dispensation/ the Lesotho Exemption Permit dispensation /the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit Dispensation / an asylum seeker whose section 22 permit or visa is valid; Resident within the borders of the Republic of South Africa; Between the ages of 18 and 60; Has insufficient means; (income threshold above R624 - Means Test) Not receiving any adult social grant on behalf of himself/herself Not receiving unemployment insurance benefit and does not qualify to receive unemployment insurance benefit; Not receiving a stipend from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme; and Not resident in a government funded or subsidised institution. Declaration and Consent Form signed by applicants
Application Channels WhatsApp Channel Received via API based real-time integration Can link / break-out to SRD Website & is zero rated Website Preferred channel and most secure with most information Modern technology and principles Real-time and zero rated SASSA Mobile App Being developed and downloadable from App store Will facilitate matters such as mobile number updates & communication Functionality will be added gradually in line with need
Payment Clients are paid to the latest account populated and verified on the SRD system Clients are paid to their preferred method of payment: EFT via own bank account Cash send- via the Major banks through validated Cellphone number Post bank created accounts Collect at Retail stores ( Checkers. Shoprite, Usave, PnP & Boxer) Internally Payments are done through the SRD Payment System, which have biometric authentication: SRD EFT Payment system SRD Cash payment System
SRD Enquiries Clients can enquire via the SRD Website https://srd.sassa.gov.za Clients can contact the call centre on: 0800 60 10 11 The call centre has access to the SRD System via an internal platform: SRD OPS Admin system Customer care application Call centre agents are able to assist with: Providing Application or Payment Status Mobile number updates Correction of name/surname Cancelation and Reinstatement of Grant
Total Applications by gender and province as at 16 May 2023 Province Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng KwaZulu Natal Limpopo Mpumalanga North West Northern Cape Western Cape Total % Female 1 031 543 446 725 1 482 350 1 815 181 1 063 794 705 218 553 312 162 090 614 289 7 874 502 55% Male Total 1 861 140 801 703 2 810 244 3 280 827 1 880 411 1 263 823 1 005 256 299 892 1 085 549 14 288 845 100% 829 597 354 978 1 327 894 1 465 646 816 617 558 605 451 944 137 802 471 260 6 414 343 45%
Total Applications by Age and Gender as at 16 May2023 Age group Under 20yrs 20-24 25-29 30-35 36-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60 and above Unknown Grand Total Female 575 804 1 414 020 1 300 766 1 350 816 769 220 767 437 629 385 564 530 493 285 Male 561 482 1 373 407 1 117 839 1 088 894 598 947 579 369 443 261 357 728 288 323 5 084 Total % 1 137 286 2 787 427 2 418 605 2 439 710 1 368 167 1 346 806 1 072 646 922 258 781 608 13 908 8,0% 19,5% 16,9% 17,1% 9,6% 9,4% 7,5% 6,5% 5,5% 0,1% 0,0% 100% 8 824 415 9 424 7 874 502 6 414 343 14 288 845
Approval vs Payments as at 16 May 2023 Approved 202204 Paid 202204 % Paid Apr Approved 202205 Paid 202205 % Paid May Province Eastern Cape 736 137 697 979 94.82% 910 710 861 085 94.55% Free State 344 050 327 390 95.16% 422 817 401 084 94.86% Gauteng 992 085 947 548 95.51% 1 194 911 1 134 078 94.91% KwaZulu Natal 1 329 578 1 265 222 95.16% 1 608 552 1 524 657 94.78% Limpopo 884 809 854 424 96.57% 850 628 817 205 96.07% Mpumalanga 544 183 523 143 96.13% 575 402 549 950 95.58% North West 394 155 374 355 94.98% 510 397 485 213 95.07% Northern Cape 86 454 81 358 94.11% 127 154 119 074 93.65% Western Cape 300 764 281 540 93.61% 416 394 387 699 93.11% Total 5 612 215 5 352 959 95.38% 6 616 965 6 280 045 94.91%
Approval vs Payments as at 16 May 2023 Approved 202206 % Paid Jun Approved 202207 % Paid Jul Province Paid 202206 Paid 202207 Eastern Cape 1 115 665 1 048 796 94.01% 975 352 897 053 91.97% Free State 494 423 466 258 94.30% 443 126 411 131 92.78% Gauteng 1 543 482 1 456 365 94.36% 1 285 286 1 189 779 92.57% KwaZulu Natal 1 954 100 1 843 089 94.32% 1 717 862 1 587 238 92.40% Limpopo 1 144 795 1 099 126 96.01% 868 984 820 092 94.37% Mpumalanga 750 819 716 836 95.47% 596 309 558 397 93.64% North West 610 737 574 934 94.14% 538 890 498 490 92.50% Northern Cape 158 669 147 558 93.00% 141 405 128 261 90.70% Western Cape 533 439 491 410 92.12% 479 749 428 711 89.36% Total 8 306 129 7 844 372 94.44% 7 046 963 6 519 152 92.51%
Approval vs Payments as at 16 May 2023 Cont Approved 202208 1 034 658 466 363 1 367 836 % Paid Aug 87.74% 89.18% 89.95% Approved 202209 1 073 471 487 197 1 424 798 Paid 202209 933 170 430 892 1 272 964 % Paid Sep 86.93% 88.44% 89.34% Province Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng Paid 202208 907 848 415 915 1 230 379 KwaZulu Natal Limpopo Mpumalanga North West Northern Cape Western Cape Total 1 795 293 918 406 619 686 565 611 148 264 509 609 7 425 726 1 580 738 846 680 560 105 501 659 129 241 442 417 6 614 982 88.05% 92.19% 90.39% 88.69% 87.17% 86.81% 89.08% 1 858 656 972 779 655 673 589 859 155 843 537 590 7 755 866 1 621 976 892 220 588 516 518 990 134 204 460 554 6 853 486 87.27% 91.72% 89.76% 87.99% 86.11% 85.67% 88.37%
Approval vs Payments as at 16 May 2023 Cont Approved 202210 1 067 066 479 323 % Paid Oct 85.52% 1 098 713 87.28% Approved 202211 Paid 202211 906 652 411 572 % Paid Nov 82.52% 84.15% Province Eastern Cape Free State Paid 202210 912 594 418 358 489 090 Gauteng 1 398 418 1 236 911 88.45% 1 430 876 1 216 966 85.05% KwaZulu Natal Limpopo Mpumalanga North West Northern Cape Western Cape 1 842 864 940 381 639 838 577 751 155 761 533 839 1 583 999 853 659 567 334 501 367 131 546 449 208 85.95% 1 887 508 90.78% 88.67% 86.78% 84.45% 84.15% 1 554 120 834 110 557 149 498 018 131 106 438 351 82.34% 88.01% 85.61% 83.84% 81.05% 80.27% 947 714 650 781 593 994 161 754 546 123 Total 7 635 241 6 654 976 87.16% 7 806 553 6 548 044 83.88%
Approval vs Payments as at 16 May 2023 Cont Approved 202212 % Paid Dec Approved 202301 Paid 202301 % Paid Jan Province Paid 202212 Eastern Cape 1 106 279 972 709 87,93% 1 090 690 942 423 86,41% Free State 500 156 451 477 90,27% 483 975 430 761 89,00% Gauteng KwaZulu Natal 1 450 968 1 904 280 1 323 387 1 693 421 91,21% 88,93% 1 390 193 1 863 324 1 247 494 1 626 226 89,74% 87,28% Limpopo 971 029 900 957 92,78% 919 674 842 804 91,64% Mpumalanga 664 728 605 373 91,07% 637 268 571 441 89,67% North West 601 807 540 917 89,88% 582 147 514 986 88,46% Northern Cape 162 745 140 538 86,35% 157 320 132 812 84,42% Western Cape 541 293 469 925 86,82% 528 851 449 476 84,99% Total 7 903 285 7 098 704 89,82% 7 653 442 6 758 423 88,31%
Approval vs Payments as at 16 May 2023 Cont Approved 202302 % Paid Feb Approved 202303 % Paid Mar Province Paid 202302 Paid 202303 Eastern Cape 1 183 401 1 015 348 85,80% 1 194 248 1 006 657 84,29% Free State 524 494 463 431 88,36% 525 748 456 276 86,79% Gauteng 1 553 435 1 386 244 89,24% 1 570 676 1 367 970 87,09% KwaZulu Natal 2 031 279 1 760 664 86,68% 2 041 286 1 733 245 84,91% Limpopo 1 037 624 947 777 91,34% 1 041 548 936 064 89,87% Mpumalanga 714 494 637 979 89,29% 719 938 630 217 87,54% North West 634 033 557 349 87,91% 648 269 560 110 86,40% Northern Cape 173 539 145 842 84,04% 178 298 146 059 81,92% Western Cape 587 730 493 987 84,05% 593 668 485 199 81,73% Total 8 440 029 7 408 621 87,78% 8 513 679 7 321 797 86,00%
HISTORIC PAYMENTS Historic payments are made every month after the monthly pay period payments are completed Thus far the average payment percentage since May 2022 is almost at 90% to 95% of clients being paid per month Payments that could not be done for the specific approval month are due to amongst others the following: a) Payment details changed and new account pending bank account verification New accounts submitted are sent daily for account verification to National Treasury who submit such to the banks for verification. Standard time to receive response from the banks through National Treasury is 3 - 5 days, however some banks may take longer due to internal verification controls Accounts not verified are re-extracted every 5 days by SASSA and resent for account verification to National Treasury.
HISTORIC PAYMENTS continue b) Referred cases These are approved applications that cannot be paid due to a challenge with identity verification i.e. ID number has been confirmed to have been used in fraudulent matters such as Identity theft These clients are sent a SMS message with a link that the client must use to confirm their identity c) Payments returned by the bank due to challenges with a bank account (EF70) Most common reasons are account closed, account does not accept credits, account pending FICA Affected clients are sent a SMS message to resolve the issue with banks and then to re-upload the account or a new account Average cases as such are about 0.15% of the total approved applications per month
HISTORIC PAYMENTS continue d) Cash send clients There are currently over 350 000 clients awaiting payment from this channel since August 2022 Procurement process are being concluded to reactivate this payment channel There was initially over 500 000 clients but the number was reduced due to the below interventions Clients who responded to the communication sent to upload their own bank accounts Collaborations with some of the banks to assist whilst procurement processes are still being concluded. This process saw over 100 000 clients per month being paid (for the months of August 2022 to December 2022). Payment was made for all these months in December 2022. Additional payments will be made in February 2023 for January and February 2023 as well as some of the historic periods (August 2022 to December 2022).
HISTORIC PAYMENTS continue e) Post bank clients There are 489 837 clients awaiting payment from this channel These are largely clients who were not recipients of the grant prior to April 2022 who have now selected this Post Bank channel. With the new method of disbursement through retailers implemented since April 2022, Postbank is unable to do FICA processes which is a banking requirement which SASSA is obliged to follow. SASSA is thus forced to ensure that the identity of the account holder is confirmed. In this regard a new solution is currently at the final stages of development and will be implemented as soon as possible.
Changes In The Grants Environment Both Disability Grants and Care Dependency Grant medical assessment reports have a 6 months validity period Legislation allows Health practitioners to recommend an inconclusive outcome and then the client will be referred for more information. Review period has been shortened from 90 days to 30 days 40
Medical Assessments And Applications Material Changes within the Administration of Disability Related Social Grants are the following: Assessments to be undertaken by other Health Practitioners (HPCSA Representation), not only limited to Medical Practitioners Clinical Associates Occupational Therapist Physiotherapist Audiologists Speech therapist Psychologist Care Dependency Grant is now reviewable Completed medical assessment form validity period extended to 6 months at point of application. 41
Medical Assessments Backlog Eradication Plan Areas status Eradication Plan Progress Garden Route 233 Contracting additional doctors through normal procurement process (closing date 18/04/2023) 2 Doctors deployed from the Metro to render services in Knysna, Plettenberg Bay and George. Deployment of Additional Drs from the Metro Backlog has been reduced from 803 to 233 Negotiate additional days with Provincial Department of Health Central Karoo 155 Contracting additional Dr through normal procurement process (closing date 18/04/2023) 2 Additional Drs have been contracted to service the Eden Karoo District in addition to the 4 available.
Deployment per District District Office No. of Drs deployed Demand Eden Karoo Beaufort West 1 2 George 6 (SASSA) 3 (from the area) 1(from the Metro) 2 (contracts to be concluded) 9 Oudtshoorn 1 (SASSA) 3 Boland Overberg Worcester 1 (SASSA) 1 (DOH) 3 Caledon 1 (SASSA) 1 (contract to be concluded) 2 Paarl 2 (SASSA) 3 West Coast Vredendal 5 (DOH ) 6 Vredenburg 2 (SASSA) DOH (4) 6 METRO Sufficiently provided by Department of Health
