A TOTAL of 60 474 people had been paid a total of R64 438 971 compensation from the Disaster Relief Fund in the past 12 months, Social Development Minister Zola Skweyiya said on Monday. In a written reply to a question from Rhoda Southgate (ACDP), he said the amounts varied from family to family based on their losses and varied submissions. The povincial breakdown of compensation was: Northern Province –R34 530 914; Mpumalanga — R14 998 587; KwaZulu-Natal — R11 419 278; Western Cape — R2 798 145; and Free State — R692 047. – Sapa