Furthermore, there had been a lack of policy shift, which demonstrated that people were still struggling to access proper housing. During the tenure of Minister Mahanyele, the former Minister of Housing, the organisation was institutionalised and turned into a section 10 housing project. Fedup started to build 10 houses in 2004. The organisation was given a R10 million revolving loan fund, and uTshani fund was established. Almost 16 000 houses were built by the Federation under uTshani nationally through co- operatives.