The department informed the delegation that there were challenges hindering the delivery progress as follows: . Funding of suitable and well-located land was costly; . Growing number of informal settlements while others were being eradicated; . Re-invasion of land and densification once a settlement was targeted for formalisation; . Availability of resources in order to meet the formalisation target by 2014; . Poor health conditions and unsafe living environments; and . Domestic migration and immigration by neighbouring countries huge impact of service delivery.