Cape Times (Digital)

Cape Times (Digital)

1 Issue, 2024-09-03

Military veterans’ pensions underspent by R159m

THE Department of Defence and Military Veterans’ failure to spend R150 million meant for military veterans’ pensions points to an entity that is in shambles and unable to deliver on its constitutional mandate. This is according to MPs from various political parties after Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga blamed the underexpenditure on the regulations that were published late last year and the capacity constraints within the Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA). A total of 1 232 military veterans received their pension at the end of June and 12 202 applications were being processed. The slow pace in processing the applications at GPAA results in some of the military veterans dying before they get their benefits, according to the Azanian People’s Liberation Army Military Veterans Association. The underspending…
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