SASSA Procurator is a person who receives a SASSA grant on behalf of someone else who is unable to receive a SASSA grant due to serious reasons or illness. All those who are unable to collect SASSA Old Age Grants, Disability Grants, or SASSA SRD Grants themselves. For their convenience, SASSA has allowed them to hire a procurator. They can receive payment of their grants by authorizing the Procurator through an affidavit. The Procurator withdraws the grant amount of vulnerable persons from SASSA pay points or banks.
What Is Power Of Attorney Affidavit?
A power of attorney affidavit is a document authorizing one person to act on behalf of another. A power of attorney is given to a specific person to perform a specific task.
Remember that the Power of Attorney Affidavit is not a contract but shows the beneficiary’s consent to the SASSA Procurator to do anything. By using the affidavit, the procurator has the power to make all decisions on behalf of the beneficiary and can do anything using the powers given by the beneficiary.
You can submit a special power of attorney affidavit from the SASSA office, after which you can obtain signatures and fingerprints of the beneficiary and pre-creator in the presence of the Oath Commissioner.
SASSA users who are getting the grant are very sick, old, or unable to walk due to physical disability. So they can nominate two persons on their behalf who can receive the grant of this user using this power of attorney affidavit.
What Are Qualification Criteria To Become a SASSA Procurator?
A SASSA grant user can nominate anyone as a procurator if he/she meets the eligibility criteria below.
- To become a procurator, you must have a 13-digit South African identity document.
- The minimum age of the procurator should be 18 years or above.
- The procurator must not be an undissolved insolvent
- The beneficiary must consent to the appointment as procurator.
- A beneficiary should have a life certificate.
- The procurator must not be indebted to the beneficiary.
- A procurator can act for up to five grantees.
- Identification documents of both beneficiary and procurator have to be submitted.
- You can also request that the SASSA official nominate someone as a procurator.
- The procurator has to submit an affidavit clearly stating that the social assistance received from the grant will be provided only to the beneficiary.
What To Do If Procurator Not Available For Appointment
If you or someone you know is receiving a social grant from SASSA but is facing difficulties in getting his grant, he cannot appoint any of his relatives or friends as procurators. So, SASSA nominates someone from his side to help such a person if the grantee proves that he can nominate no procurators.
SASSA will nominate procurators on its behalf in two cases if
- Suppose the grant recipient is mentally disable or unable to obtain social assistance independently due to a physical disability. In that case, they will be provided with a procurator’s service upon application to SASSA.
- Many grant recipients have revealed that the procurator misuses the grant money. And needs to deliver the full amount to the beneficiary. So, SASSA has decided that you can nominate any officer in the SASSA office as your procurator by applying to it.
Can Beneficiary End Their Agreement With SASSA Procurator
If a beneficiary chooses to terminate their contract with a procurator, they must do the following:
- SASSA will be notified in writing of the procurator’s termination, which must be done before the workup receives the grant.
- Submit an affidavit to the SASSA office if the beneficiary cannot read and write.
As soon as the services of a procurator are terminated by SASSA. A written notice of termination is provided to him by SASSA. And it clearly states that if the beneficiary’s money remains with the procurator. It should be returned as soon as possible.