(1) The total number of voluntary withdrawals that were processed in respect of the GEPF, being the only contributory Fund the GPAA manages is detailed below. (The other Funds: IOD, Military Pensions, Post-retirement Medical Aid and Special Pensions are non-contributory.) The Government Pensions Administration Agency's (GPAA) records indicate (a) in each specified month and (b) in the (i) 2014-15 financial year and (ii) during the period 1 April 2015 up to the latest specified date that the following resignation claims were processed:
Month |
2014/2015 |
2015/2016 |
April |
2 830 |
4 334 |
May |
2 433 |
4 055 |
June |
2 701 |
3 240 |
July |
3 528 |
3 615 |
August |
3 456 |
3 092 |
September |
3 726 |
- |
October |
3 717 |
- |
November |
4 482 |
- |
December |
3 411 |
- |
January |
3 811 |
- |
February |
4 949 |
- |
March |
4 236 |
- |
Total |
43 280 |
18 336 |
(2) The breakdown of these figures by (a) race, (b) gender, (c) sector for 2014-15 Financial year:
Race |
Gender |
Employer (sector) |
Total |
||||
Education |
Health |
SAPS |
Correctional Service |
Other |
|||
African |
Female |
8 571 |
7 517 |
474 |
207 |
3 067 |
19 836 |
Male |
5 164 |
2 767 |
1 480 |
635 |
3 249 |
13 295 |
|
Asian |
Female |
175 |
254 |
27 |
5 |
114 |
575 |
Male |
59 |
132 |
72 |
13 |
80 |
356 |
|
Coloured |
Female |
588 |
1 161 |
155 |
45 |
437 |
2 386 |
Male |
344 |
314 |
380 |
208 |
349 |
1 595 |
|
White |
Female |
1 047 |
639 |
238 |
47 |
519 |
2 490 |
Male |
293 |
237 |
303 |
191 |
349 |
1 373 |
|
Not allocated |
Female |
232 |
205 |
35 |
9 |
212 |
693 |
Male |
169 |
106 |
52 |
12 |
342 |
681 |
|
Total |
16 642 |
13 332 |
3 216 |
1 372 |
8 718 |
43 280 |
(2) Continued: The breakdown of these figures by (a) race, (b) gender, (c) sector for 2015-16 until 31 August 2015:
Race |
Gender |
Employer (sector) |
Total |
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Education |
Health |
SAPS |
Correctional Service |
Other |
|||
African |
Female |
3 358 |
2 976 |
255 |
64 |
1 181 |
7 834 |
Male |
2 226 |
1 236 |
975 |
261 |
1 475 |
6 173 |
|
Asian |
Female |
89 |
109 |
9 |
2 |
34 |
243 |
Male |
30 |
53 |
33 |
4 |
34 |
154 |
|
Coloured |
Female |
221 |
342 |
74 |
12 |
204 |
853 |
Male |
152 |
115 |
206 |
76 |
174 |
723 |
|
White |
Female |
509 |
272 |
136 |
19 |
196 |
1 132 |
Male |
155 |
92 |
155 |
54 |
158 |
614 |
|
Not allocated |
Female |
113 |
94 |
10 |
5 |
92 |
314 |
Male |
85 |
49 |
18 |
7 |
137 |
296 |
|
Total |
6 938 |
5 338 |
1 871 |
504 |
3 685 |
18 336 |
(2) Continued: The breakdown of these figures by (c) sector and (d) Province for 2014-15:
Province |
Employer |
Total |
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Education |
Health |
SAPS |
Correctional Service |
Other |
||
Eastern Cape |
1 922 |
1 827 |
|
0 |
1 038 |
4 787 |
Freestate |
878 |
644 |
27 |
0 |
272 |
1 821 |
Gauteng |
4 987 |
2 623 |
2 |
0 |
556 |
8 168 |
Kwazulu Natal |
3 734 |
3 562 |
6 |
6 |
667 |
7 975 |
Limpopo |
1 493 |
1 074 |
7 |
0 |
436 |
3 010 |
Mpumalanga |
1 289 |
740 |
0 |
0 |
342 |
2 371 |
North West |
494 |
696 |
0 |
0 |
481 |
1 671 |
Northern Cape |
362 |
387 |
0 |
0 |
150 |
899 |
Western Cape |
1 057 |
1 691 |
0 |
0 |
456 |
3 204 |
National departments |
425 |
88 |
3 174 |
1 366 |
3 950 |
9 003 |
Unknown Province |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
370 |
371 |
Grand Total |
16 642 |
13 332 |
3 216 |
1 372 |
8 718 |
43 280 |
(2) Continued: The breakdown of these figures by (c) sector and (d) Province for 2015-16 until 31 August 2015:
Province |
Employer |
Total |
||||
Education |
Health |
SAPS |
Correctional Service |
Other |
||
Eastern Cape |
676 |
591 |
|
|
294 |
1 561 |
Freestate |
416 |
212 |
26 |
|
93 |
747 |
Gauteng |
1 880 |
1 290 |
1 |
|
241 |
3 412 |
Kwazulu Natal |
1 418 |
1 411 |
3 |
|
232 |
3 064 |
Limpopo |
729 |
523 |
1 |
|
124 |
1 377 |
Mpumalanga |
418 |
298 |
|
|
233 |
949 |
North West |
372 |
299 |
|
|
161 |
832 |
Northern Cape |
258 |
157 |
|
|
85 |
500 |
Western Cape |
377 |
529 |
|
|
237 |
1 143 |
Unknown Province |
|
|
|
|
146 |
146 |
National departments |
394 |
28 |
1 840 |
504 |
1 839 |
4 605 |
Grand Total |
6 938 |
5 338 |
1 871 |
504 |
3 685 |
18 336 |
(3) GPAA has conducted a pilot study in 2014, and is continuing with both, the qualitative and quantitative research, to assess the high level of resignation claims received and processed in respect of the GEPF since April 2014. It is implied that personal indebtedness featured prominently as one on the reasons why government employees were cashing in on their pension, by resigning from their employment in order to exit the GEPF. Furthermore the pilot study indicates the following other reasons stemming from the interviews conducted with members:
The study at the GPAA continues to explore the resignation trends.