Overview
- The Constitutional Court, in a ruling delivered Wednesday, ordered Cash Paymaster Services to repay R81,286,177 in profit to the social grants agency.
- The court said any future win by CPS on its R358 million price‑adjustment claim would boost its profit, yet SASSA cannot claw back that extra amount.
- Cash Paymaster Services has been in final liquidation since October 16, 2020, so SASSA must claim the money as a creditor in that process.
- The liquidator reported about R51 million in undisputed assets against roughly R778 million in proved claims, and SARS is pursuing R401 million in tax that would be paid first.
- To close the long dispute, the judges treated CPS as performing a state function and used a RAiN‑verified profit figure to set a final amount for repayment.