An additional challenge to the effective implementation of governments' rural development programmes were the high costs incurred. For example, implementing the Community Rural Development Programme (CRDP) in Diyatalawa cost the State R200 000 per household in the provision of housing units and community amenities. The CRDP rollout illustrated that taking the programme to scale is not viable and the work done by the Department of Rural development and Land reform is a duplication of work done by other departments.