The Department indicated that the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) Phase 2 targets for the five year period were 4 920 000 work opportunities. The programme has created 2 462 502 (50.05 per cent) work opportunities against the 5 year target of 4 920 000 to date. It is to be noted that phase 2 of the programme started in 2009 and 2012 is its fourth year.