<P> The South African Social Security Agency ( SASSA ) is a national agency of the government created in April 2005 in order to distribute social grants on behalf of the Department of Social Development . The DSD has an oversight role over the Agency but no operational control over it . It was also designed to reallocate the function of social security from South Africa 's provinces to the national sphere of government and reports to the Department of Social Development ( DSD ) . Its current chief executive officer is Virginia Peterson . SASSA is a public entity in terms of Schedule 3A of the Public Finance Management Act . </P>
<P> The South African Social Security Agency ( SASSA ) is a national agency of the government created in April 2005 in order to distribute social grants on behalf of the Department of Social Development . The DSD has an oversight role over the Agency but no operational control over it . It was also designed to reallocate the function of social security from South Africa 's provinces to the national sphere of government and reports to the Department of Social Development ( DSD ) . Its current chief executive officer is Virginia Peterson . SASSA is a public entity in terms of Schedule 3A of the Public Finance Management Act . </P>
when did social grant started in south africa
when did social grant started in south africa
April 2005
April 2005