The Committee noted the drastic decline of the budget allocation for the programme of Restitution, which dropped from R3.5 billion in 2010/11 to R2.5 billion in 2011/12, representing a 33.3% decrease in real terms. The Committee further noted that the budget for this programme had been in decline for the past four years. The Committee remained greatly concerned about the future of land restitution because of the decrease in allocation for restitution, especially in view of outstanding R12 billion commitments already made. Experiences from the previous years, especially the rolling over of R487, 5 million and shifting of R1, 5 million from land reform to restitution suggests that the programme has been underfunded. As a result of the decline, the APP for the Restitution showed that the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights will only implement 360 backlog projects as well as settling 90 of the 650 targeted for the MTEF period.