Official reply:
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION 1511/2013
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Date of publication on internal question paper: 14 June 2013
Internal question paper no: 21
1511. Ms E More (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
(1) What (a) agreement was in place with banks in respect of charging
social grant beneficiaries cheaper bank charges prior to awarding the
tender of R10 billion to Cash Payment Systems (CPS) and (b) were the
bank charges that were agreed on;
(2) with what amount did the SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) subsidise
banks in order to charge social grant beneficiaries these cheaper bank
charges prior to the CPS tender being awarded;
(3) whether a copy of the said agreement will be made available to Ms E
More? NW1857E
Reply:
1) and (2) The Honorable member is kindly advised that the information
she is requesting in the above questions is contained in the South
African Social Security Agencyâs previous yearsâ financial reports
formally tabled before Parliament. .
(3) Copies of the abovementioned agreements cannot be made available to
Ms E More due to the privacy clauses contained in these contracts to
ensure the protection of the intellectual property rights of the
contractors.