(1) Whether she has been informed that a certain company (name furnished) (a) offers loans to pensioners and (b) deducts its fees from the social welfare grants before they are paid out to the pensioners; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what mechanisms are in place to ensure that provincial government officials are not contravening the Social Assistance Act, Act 13 of 2004; (3) (a) how many pensioners have taken out loans since the inception of this company and (b) what is the total amount in interest charged in this regard; (4) whether she intends taking any steps to combat this practice; if not, why not; if so, what steps?