1. A lists of beneficiaries whose payments were rejected by their banks and those who could not be reached were published on the Department’s website in December 2021; requesting them to contact the department to make necessary corrections. Only six (6) out of the twenty-eight (28) beneficiaries of the bank rejections came through and they were paid.
Out of the sixty-six (66) beneficiaries who could not be reached, only eight (8) came forward and were paid.
2. The funds were not reallocated as they were meant for a specific purpose and limited to a specific financial year.