The Department was originally allocated R1 981 458 000 for the 2011/12 financial year. The allocation included the R599 402 000 million provision in respect of transfer payments. During the adjustment period, the budget was increased by 1.81%, increasing the total budget to R2 017 383 000 billion. The total budget utilisation was 99.5%, translating to an underutilisation of R10 261 million (0.5%).