The new Municipal Human Settlements Capacity Grant funds capacity for the development of human settlements in the six metropolitan municipalities targeted for assignment of the housing function. This grant has been allocated R300 million in 2014/15, R300 million in 2015/16 and R300 million in 2016/17. Work to be undertaken includes training the metropolitan councils on compiling business plans, training on Human Subsidy System (HSS) & Needs Register systems and training on the human settlements value chain.