Thread by @BulelaniPhillip

(THREAD) Here is a summary of the Auditor General’s findings on the #UIF special audit on the R37.7bn payments made under the TERS benefit as at the end of July.

R1.3bn paid to companies without submitting any invoices.

UIF head Teboho Maruping and EXCO suspended.
#sabcnews

2. #UIF paid R28.2m prematurely. In other words, companies got paid before making application. #sabcnews

3. #UIF made overpayments of R84.2m on 183 applications. #sabcnews

4. #UIF made TERS payments of R14.2m to people who were also claiming normal #UIF benefits. #sabcnews

5. #UIF made payments of R685.8m to foreign nationals, where employers were not paying contributions for the last 12 months and there could not be verification whether the foreign nationals were refugees or had work permits. #sabcnews

6. #UIF paid R30m to 4 161 people with invalid ID numbers. #sabcnews

7. #UIF paid R441 144 to people who are deceased. #sabcnews

8. #UIF paid R169 000 to people who are in prison. #sabcnews

9. #UIF paid R140m to people who also received benefits from other agencies like NSFAS (R10.3m), SANDF (R327k) and government employees (R41k). #sabcnews

10. #UIF paid R4 027 to an individual with the same ID number as UIF employee. Four other applications totalling R14 614 were linked to another UIF employee. #sabcnews

11. #UIF paid R53 971 to 12 applications sharing the same details. #sabcnews

12. #UIF paid R10.2m based on incorrect calculations. #sabcnews

13. #UIF underpaid 1700 applications by R250.9m. #sabcnews

14. #UIF paid one employer 3 times for the same employees - R597k. #sabcnews

15. R483 911 was paid by the #UIF but they could not be linked to applications. #sabcnews

16. #UIF TERS benefits were extended to people under the legal working age limit of 15 years. #sabcnews

17. When auditors tried to verify employers, they were denied entry as employers claimed they were not adequately prepared even though the information wanted is the one that was submitted for their applications. #UIF #sabcnews

18. Some premises of employers were deserted even though they were still claiming for TERS – meaning they were not dormant or under business rescue. #UIF #sabcnews

19. The AG says legal action must be taken to recoup the #UIF monies. #sabcnews

Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi says 38 cases have been opened with some people having already appeared in court and out on bail. #sabcnews
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