. Limited funding The SBC was subsidised to the amount of R 70 000.00 per month (R 50 000.00 for shelter and operational costs; and R20, 000.00 for water, electricity, and security) by the Western Cape Provincial Department of Social Development. The subsidy had not been increased over the past nine years and there was no guarantee that it would be renewed from year to year. Most of the funding for internal projects came from the National Lottery and international donors as well as internal savings and income generation.