a) The Committee acknowledged the overall improvement in the delivery of social assistance since the inception of SASSA and congratulates them on it. However, it recommends that SASSA should speed up processes of finalising the establishment of their offices at local level so as to further improve service delivery. b) The Committee intends to request the Department to brief it on retirement reforms and to request a briefing by SASSA on the means test. c) The Committee recommended that when the Department presents its annual report later in the year, it should make a presentation on its role in the collective task team dealing with overall challenges of the 2010 Soccer World Cup, particularly relating to substance abuse. d) The Committee made an undertaking that members will be visiting service sites during parliament's recess as part of their oversight responsibilities. e) The Committee indicated that Older Person's Service Delivery Standards should be developed in consultation with stakeholders of the sector.