SASSA faces backlash over SRD grant automated fraud detection

SASSA faces backlash over SRD grant automated fraud detection

The Universal Basic Income Coalition (UBIC) is alleging that SASSA’s automated fraud detection places unfair barriers for poor people to receive their monthly allowances.

It says that extra hoops like a biometric verification process makes it even more difficult for recipients who do not have a smartphone or internet access.

Coalition members are now looking to launch litigation against SASSA’s handling of the SRD grant. The Universal Basic Income Coalition (UBIC), which counts the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) among its members is alleging that the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is actively […]

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