The target for attaining access to water for all households seems unlikely to be attained in 2014. The results of the 2011 Census suggest that only 89 per cent of households will have access to water by 2014. National Treasury stated that R101.3 billion in local government infrastructure transfers have been allocated between 2001 and 2011. For the 2013/14 financial year, just over R16 billion funding has been made available for transfers for water and sanitation infrastructure. In particular, the R4.33 billion MTEF allocation for MWIG is a significant intervention to accelerate the eradication of backlogs in rural areas.