Category: Getting Paid by Government
Kholekta by DBiLL: how suppliers to government and state-owned companies get paid on time.
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Why provinces pay last, and how to plan your cash around them
Provincial departments held 98 percent of government’s unpaid invoices older than 30 days. Where the arrears sit, why, and how to plan your cash and contracts around it before 31 March.
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How to escalate an unpaid government invoice and keep the client
Treasury’s 30-day query address took 402 supplier queries in 2025/26 against 475,421 late invoices. The escalation ladder, step by step, and how to climb it without losing the client.
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What ten days of debtors costs your business
Every ten days of debtors ties up about 2.7 percent of a year’s revenue. How to work out your own number, and the interest you pay on it.
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The acceptance record: the document that decides when you get paid
Your invoice cannot be paid until the buyer records that it accepted your work. Why the acceptance record stalls more payments than anything else, and how to agree it in the contract.
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The 30-day rule: what it covers and where it stops
Treasury Regulation 8.2.3 says government must pay within 30 days. Which of your invoices the rule covers, which it does not, and the date the clock really starts.
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You won the contract. Settle the payment route before you start
The cheapest moment to fix how a government client pays you is between the award letter and the first milestone. Seven things to settle in that window.