Ledbury Accounting Services - Pty. Ltd.

02/05/2023

13/09/2020

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.
1.R1.3bn paid to companies without submitting any invoices.
UIF head Teboho Maruping and EXCO suspended.
2. UIF paid R28.2m prematurely. In other words, companies got paid before making application.
3. UIF made overpayments of R84.2m on 183 applications.
4. UIF made TERS payments of R14.2m to people who were also claiming normal UIF benefits.
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.
6. UIF paid R30m to 4 161 people with invalid ID numbers.
7. UIF paid R441 144 to people who are deceased.
8. UIF paid R169 000 to people who are in prison.
9. UIF paid R140m to people who also received benefits from other agencies like NSFAS (R10.3m), SANDF (R327k) and government employees (R41k).
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.
11. UIF paid R53 971 to 12 applications sharing the same details.
12. UIF paid R10.2m based on incorrect calculations.
13. UIF underpaid 1700 applications by R250.9m.
14. UIF paid one employer 3 times for the same employees - R597k.
15. R483 911 was paid by the UIF but they could not be linked to applications.
16. UIF TERS benefits were extended to people under the legal working age limit of 15 years
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.
18. Some premises of employers were deserted even though they were still claiming for TERS – meaning they were not dormant or under business rescue.
19. The AG says legal action must be taken to recoup the UIF monies.
Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi says 38 cases have been opened with some people having already appeared in court and out on bail. Source: sabcnews

09/10/2019

07/10/2019

Good News Monday for us, we've been approved as a PBO (Public Benefit Organisation) after many months of blood, sweat, and tears. Thank you Michelle Lewis for help as well and answering all my questions.

19/09/2019

Proud to be a small part of this big effort❗❗

19/09/2019

Proud to a part of this hard working Charity

Our residents would love to celebrate Heritage Day with a boerewors braai and wearing traditional wear on Tuesday 24 September, if there is anyone that would like to help with a donation please send me a message.