The estimated expenditure for the 2011/12 financial year amounted to R4.4 billion, increasing to R4.8 billion in 2012/13 and further increasing to R5.5 billion in 2013/14. Transfers to public entities form 92.1 per cent of the allocated funds with the remainder of the allocation being spent on goods and services, compensation of employees and payments for capital assets. Programmes allocations are as follows: Research, Development and Innovation is allocated 29 per cent of the budget, Human Capital and Knowledge Systems is allocated 45 per cent, Socio-Economic Partnerships receives 19 per cent and International Co-operation and Resources amounts to 3 per cent. The historical spending trends (2005-2010) of the Department reflect that over the years the Department spent its allocated budget.