BusinessLive reports that the government has called on retired public servants and their beneficiaries to apply for unclaimed and unpaid pension benefits, which amount to more than R1.6bn.  

Public Service and Administration Minister Ayanda Dlodlo indicated on Monday that the Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA) had 44,190 cases of unpaid and unclaimed benefits as of May 2018.  The GPAA administers pensions on behalf of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF).  The GPAA is dealing with 26,919 cases of unpaid benefits that amount to R907.1m, while there are 17,271 cases of unclaimed benefits valued at a total of R698.9m.  Dlodlo called on government departments and trade unions, among other stakeholders, to alert former public servants to the benefits and the need to apply.

• Read this report by Theto Mahlakoana in full at BusinessLive
• Read the DPSA’s press statement in this regard at SA Govt News

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