For the 2011/12 financial year, the Department of Social Development (the Department) was allocated an adjusted amount of R104.2 billion and had spent R103.1 billion or 98.9 per cent. The Department therefore reported an under expenditure of R1.1 billion or 1.1 per cent. However, it is important to indicate that this Department normally receives the biggest portion of the country's budget and therefore slight deviations in expenditure versus the budget are significant. The biggest portion of the Department's budget (R103.7 billion or 98 per cent) comprised of transfers and subsidies to the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA).