In respect of the accreditation of municipalities, the Department reported that 27 municipalities were at level 1 and 2, which include the following metropolitan municipalities: City of Cape Town, Ethekwini, Ekurhuleni, City of Johannesburg, Tshwane and Nelson Mandela Bay. Over the 2014 MTEF, R21 billion in funding from the HSDG will be allocated to the six metros. The assignment of human settlement functions implies that the capital grant allocations will flow directly to the 6 Metros following the attainment of level three accreditation. It is envisaged that funds will only flow in the 2015/16 financial year.