The Post Office and Sassa have finally reached agreement on a new grants payment system, Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Jeff Radebe announced on Sunday.
The new “hybrid” system would also allow for participation by other partners, such as enterprises and commercial banks, in paying social grants, he said.
The new system would reduce incidents of fraud, corruption and leakage and ensure that beneficiaries were not registered more than once.
Sassa was also in discussions with banks to establish a special low-cost bank account.