The role of private sector partnership was crucial as it was enabling the provincial department to implement various housing programmes for various categories of beneficiaries. The provincial department has engaged the mining sector in the Province, i.e. Impala and Anglo mines through FLISP and over than 1 300 employees have benefited on the programme. Further engagements were being held with other mining houses such as HERNIC in Brits with the view to address challenges of De-Kroon informal settlement as part of informal settlement upgrading programme. Working relationship with National Housing Finance Corporation had been established for the implementation of the FLISP programme and an amount of R24 million has been committed to the programme for 2012/13. Impala committed to deliver 2 500 units and such a benefit would be extended to other qualifying beneficiaries such as public servants, etc.