The Committee supports efforts at building capacity government at local government though remains concerned at the organizational structures and staff complements of municipalities. In many instances municipalities were not adequately staffed with frontline service delivery personnel that were suited to the particular delivery structure of the municipality. The Committee views this as a posing a considerable drain on the equitable share portions of municipalities and may hamper the ability of municipalities to implement the local government's equitable share formula provisions of ensuring that each household with an income of less than two old age pensions receive free basic services subsidy of R293 per month.