Madam Deputy Speaker, in asking this question to the hon Minister I do realise that the implementation of policy and programmes resides with the provinces and the SA Social Security Agency, Sassa, at the provincial level. However, hon Minister, during a recent visit to many secondary schools in my area, one of the issues that stood out prominently was the inability of children up to the age of 18 years to access these grants.
It was not because of age, but because of difficulties in obtaining identity documents, IDs, or because parents were late, and other difficulties. I'm wondering whether the department would facilitate a coming together of the Departments of Education and Home Affairs and target specific schools where they can assist young people at school to obtain the relevant documents so that they can qualify for this grant. Thank you.