A government data verification process has left some of the country's most vulnerable citizens without income for over two months.

In Tsumkwe, elderly residents whose state grants were suspended say they are now facing severe hunger.

Ninety-one-year-old N!Aici ‡Oma, a resident of ‡Animh, says he is fighting for survival as his old age grant has been suspended for two months now.

For ‡Oma, this money is his only source of income, and he said he was also recently removed from the San feeding programme, which is managed by the Division of Marginalised Communities under the Office of the Vice President.

"I don’t understand why my grant has been cut. I haven’t received my payment, I don’t get maize meal, and I’m not receiving the food parcels that are distributed here. I want the government to tell me what I should do if I die of hunger, as I have not eaten today," said ‡Oma.

NBC News learned that although ‡Oma's photograph is on his ID card, the ID number, name, and surname belong to another person named Namce Dixao.

Dixao originally had an ID card printed with ‡Oma's details, but Dixao managed to correct his documents years ago, leaving ‡Oma with mismatched records.

‡Oma is not alone in this struggle.

In the same area, Ukxa Ui said her children's maintenance grants were also suspended because a death certificate is missing from their files.

"The required death certificate has been lost. I visited Home Affairs to obtain a replacement, but they informed me that I would need to pay for a duplicate. I have since gone to the police to make a declaration and am currently waiting to return at the end of this month to attempt to submit it."

The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare suspended pension grants where beneficiaries' personal details did not match the National Population Register.

​Beneficiaries have been given until 31 July to visit the nearest ministry offices and submit the correct data to restore their payments.

However, for elderly residents in Tsumkwe, reaching these offices before the deadline remains a challenge.