Chairperson, 95% of the total appropriation of R342 million is for the human settlement development grant commonly known as the housing subsidy. Out of this amout, R250 million is to be allocated to increased costs of construction material. Therefore, hon Minister, what I would like to know is whether this relatively small amount is to be allocated for this particular purpose proportionally across all provinces or whether there are specific projects where an increase in material costs has a greater negative impact?
Secondly, because the subsidy amount per beneficiary is fixed according to income and that it is therefore related to the overall project cost, how did the hon Minister determine which projects and/or provinces were deserving of the additional appropriation? Thank you.