The Department of Home Affairs received an allocation of R5 919 584 billion for the 2010/11 financial year compared to an amount of R5 263.8 allocated in 2009/10. The largest portion of the Department's budget allocation went to the transfers to agencies programme, administration and services to citizens respectively. The Electoral Commission received an additional allocation of R150 million in 2010/11 to prepare for the 2011 local government elections.