The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DoRDLR) was allocated a total budget of R7,3 billion for the 2010/11 financial year. The DoRDLR showed a total expenditure of R4,8 billion or 66, 5 per cent by the end of December 2011. By the end of the third quarter, Current Payments showed an expenditure of R1,3 billion or 56, 6 per cent, Transfer and Subsidies was at R3,8 billion or 71,5 per cent and Payments for Capital Assets stood at R17 million or 61,2 per cent.