South African Social Security Agency Act, 2004 (Act No. 9 of 2004)Chapter 2 : South African Social Security Agency4. Functions of Agency |
| (1) | The Agency must— |
| (a) | administer social assistance in terms of Chapter 3 of the Social Assistance Act, 2004, and perform any function delegated to it under that Act; |
| (b) | collect, collate, maintain and administer such information as is necessary for the payment of social security, as well as for the central reconciliation and management of payment of transfer funds, in a national data base of all applicants for and beneficiaries of social assistance; |
| (c) | establish a compliance and fraud mechanism to ensure that the integrity of the social security system is maintained; and |
| (d) | render any service in accordance with an agreement or a provision of any applicable law as contemplated in subsection (4). |
| (2) | The Agency may— |
| (a) | with the concurrence of the Minister enter into an agreement with any person to ensure effective payments to beneficiaries, and such an agreement must include provisions contemplated in subsection (3). |
| (b) | do anything necessary for the realisation of the Agency’s objects. |
| (3) | The agreement contemplated in subsection (2)(a) must include provisions to ensure— |
| (a) | the effective, efficient and economical use of funds designated for payment to beneficiaries of social security; |
| (b) | the promotion and protection of the human dignity of applicants for and beneficiaries of social security; |
| (c) | the protection of confidential information held by the Agency other than as is contemplated in section 16; |
| (d) | honest, impartial, fair and equitable service delivery; |
| (e) | mechanisms to regulate community participation and consultation; and |
| (f) | financial penalties for non-compliance with the provisions of the agreement. |
| (4) | The Agency may in terms of any applicable law or any agreement between itself and any other relevant authority responsible for the provision of forms of social security, other than social assistance, administer, evaluate and verify any application for such forms of social security and effect payment in respect thereof. |