The Department of Public Works (DoPW) was allocated a total budget of R7,3 billion in the 2010/11 financial year. The Department is responsible for five programmes, namely, Administration, Immovable Asset Management, Expanded Public Works Programme, Property and Construction Industry Policy Regulation and Auxiliary and Associated Services. The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) showed the slowest expenditure by the Department at R777 million or 50 per cent of its total budget allocation.