CPS assures it will pay out social grants on April 1

Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) has given the assurance that it will pay out 17 million social grants to 10.5 million recipients on April 1.

Responding to the Constitutional Court’s ruling on Friday the company said it is committed to ensuring the payouts.

The court ruled on Friday that the CPS contract be upheld for a further 12 months.

 “The board confirmed that CPS had been in contact with SASSA and could confirm that the preparatory process for the payment of grants is on track for the April payment cycle ensuring 10.5m million people will be paid as usual on the 1st April and for the next 12 months as per their constitutional obligation‚” CPS said in a statement.

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