The municipality had a population of 4 million. It was 60% rural, 30% urban and 10% informal in its form. The current employment rate ranged between 18 - 24%. About 382 of the 500 informal settlements in the city of Durban had been identified for in-situ upgrading. The Urban Settlement Development Grant has been earmarked to deal with the issue of bulk infrastructure. A total of 171 shack settlements were upgraded and 417 remained to be upgraded. Approximately 20 000 families were set to be relocated.