Ngalo v South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) (2740/11)
Ngalo v South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) (2740/11) [2013] ZAECMHC 4; [2013] 2 All SA 347 (ECM) (14 February 2013)
The respondent unreasonably delayed processing and notifying the applicant of the outcome of her care dependency grant application. The application was made on 27 January 2009, with a second application on 20 January 2011, but notification of approval was only given on 22 November 2011 after litigation commenced. The court found that, in the absence of a statutory time frame, notification must occur within a reasonable time, which is three months for social grant applications. The delay of over two years was wholly unreasonable and prejudicial to the applicant. The respondent's argument regar…
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- Social Security Rights
- Unreasonable Delay
- Mandamus
- Care Dependency Grant
- Administrative Action
- Punitive Costs