SASSA invades Leslie Township.
South African Social Security Agency [SASSA] in Mpumalanga will conduct Integrated Community Registration Outreach Program [ICROP] at Govern Mbeki Local Municipality in Leslie Township. The aim is to ensure that people around the area they have access to SASSA services and in return SASSA gets an opportunity to conduct beneficiary education, to empower clients/beneficiaries. The community in Leslie can only access SASSA services in Evander or Balfour, which demands that they travel and incur transport costs. The Agency initiated this ICROP to ensure that the community do not spend the limited social grants money, instead SASSA brings services in their doorsteps.
During the ICROP communities will be educated about the changes such as Child support grant [Top-up], the online application and alternative methods of payments. Beneficiaries must note that SASSA is not forcing them to change their cards to any payment channel but it is their choice. Leslie is a small town that is overpopulated and residents are largely unemployed. It also surrounded by farm communities.
The services that will be rendered are social grants applications, reviews, alternative methods of payment and enquiries. Various stakeholders such as financial credit service providers, department of Home Affairs [DHA], Social Development [DSD], South African Police Services [SAPS] and other community structures, NGOs, and NPOs will be rendering their services.
For more information contact toll free during working days/hours 0800 60 10 11, whatsapp 082 046 8553.
The media is invited to come and witness as follows:
Date: Wednesday 30 August 2023,
Venue: Difa Community Hall,
Time: 09:00
Mr. Senzeni Ngubeni,
SASSA Mpumalanga Spokesperson
Tel: (013) 754 – 9367/083 556 9626
senzenin@sassa.gov.za
