1.(a) The total assessment backlog picture inclusive of all the provinces, stands at 2 818 as of 18 March 2023.
CLIENTS AWAITING ASSESSMENTS |
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Region |
Awaiting Assessments |
Awaiting ≥ 30 days (Backlogs) |
Eastern Cape |
2464 |
30 |
Free State |
2212 |
32 |
Gauteng |
5084 |
238 |
Kwa Zulu-Natal |
6246 |
470 |
Limpopo |
3608 |
67 |
Mpumalanga |
2956 |
77 |
Northern Cape |
2521 |
4 |
North West |
2040 |
207 |
Western Cape |
7297 |
1693 |
TOTAL |
34428 |
2818 |
(b) A total of 232 505 Temporary Disability Grants has lapsed between April 2022 and February 2023.
Number of Temporary disability grants lapsed between April 2022 and February 2023 |
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Region |
Number of TDGs per month of lapsing |
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Apr 22 |
May 22 |
June 22 |
July 22 |
Aug 22 |
Sept22 |
Oct 22 |
Nov 22 |
Dec 22 |
Jan 23 |
Feb 23 |
Total |
|
EC |
1 237 |
1 261 |
1 010 |
506 |
418 |
1976 |
1713 |
1153 |
1351 |
1079 |
11 704 |
|
FS |
1 599 |
1 387 |
1 231 |
1 553 |
1 680 |
1600 |
1750 |
1160 |
1448 |
2082 |
2299 |
17 789 |
GP |
3 372 |
2 348 |
1 946 |
2 656 |
3 118 |
2867 |
3254 |
2460 |
2853 |
4023 |
5254 |
34 151 |
KZN |
3 766 |
2 858 |
4 335 |
4 245 |
3880 |
4663 |
3499 |
4045 |
5209 |
5259 |
41 759 |
|
LP |
767 |
1 467 |
1 692 |
1 975 |
2 007 |
1835 |
1863 |
1303 |
2348 |
3555 |
3950 |
22 762 |
MP |
1 330 |
1 330 |
1 409 |
1 599 |
1260 |
1308 |
984 |
1154 |
1712 |
2206 |
14 292 |
|
NC |
1 877 |
1 754 |
1 574 |
2 052 |
2 288 |
1969 |
2064 |
1819 |
1478 |
2369 |
2516 |
21 760 |
NW |
1 330 |
1 159 |
1 159 |
1 270 |
1 278 |
1113 |
1138 |
952 |
1075 |
1383 |
1309 |
13 166 |
WC |
6 481 |
5 328 |
3 879 |
4 755 |
4 635 |
4282 |
4974 |
4531 |
3713 |
5467 |
7083 |
55 128 |
Total |
15 426 |
19 776 |
16 924 |
21 015 |
21 356 |
19224 |
22990 |
18421 |
19267 |
27151 |
30955 |
232 505 |
(c) SASSA has contracted a total of 315 doctors across the country, however, it should be noted that for the Western Cape Region, assessments are largely conducted through Service Level Agreements held with the Districts Health Care System. In the WC Tertiary, Secondary and Districts Hospitals also undertake assessments to in-patients clients deemed to be meeting the eligibility criteria prior to their discharge. Regional Distribution of doctors as below:
Number of Assessment Doctors Per Region |
|
Region |
No. of doctors |
Eastern Cape |
30 |
Free State |
32 |
Gauteng |
49 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
74 |
Limpopo |
49 |
Mpumalanga |
25 |
Northern Cape |
26 |
North West |
19 |
Western Cape |
11 |
TOTAL |
315 |
(d ) A total of 3 502 appointments were made through the Online platform from April 2022 until February 2023 and the system has been highly efficient where clients elected to utilize it to make assessment bookings.
(e ) SASSA has an institutionalized backlog Strategy that is activated upon realization of risk of backlog build up, this may include: