The Department of Social Development (the Department) has an oversight responsibility and no management authority over SASSA which creates a complex relationship between the two bodies. This results in the performance of the SASSA's management having an impact on the Department's audit opinion. Below were findings by the Auditor-General based on the administration of SASSA which have an impact on the Department's audit record as reflected in the Annual Report of the Department of Social Development' for the 2009/10 financial year.