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Department: Human Settlements Table 3 outlines the department%u2019s receipts and collections, showing an increase from R909 thousand in 2021/22 to a 2024/25 revised estimate of R9.089 million in 2024/25 which is mainly due to interest earned on trust accounts which also explains the decrease in 2025/26 to R1.993 million. The department generates limited revenue from sources such as commissions on insurance and interest from trust accounts managed by municipalities, though these have been gradually decreasing. Additional revenue may come from interest on land acquisition funds held in conveyancers%u2019 trust accounts during the transfer process, though this is inconsistent.Revenue is also generated from properties inherited from the Ex-Housing Board, including sectional titles (rented flats) and own titles (home loans). However, due to the indigent status of most beneficiaries, the revenue is minimal, and transfers of these properties are underway. The department still has 11 rental units (7 sectional titles, 4 own titles) to transfer to qualifying tenants under the Enhanced Extended Discount Benefit Scheme (EEDBS), with conveyancers responsible for finalising these transfers. 6.3 Donor funding None. 7 PAYMENT SUMMARY 7.1 Key assumptions The following assumptions were taken into consideration when the budget was formulated: %uf0b7 The department has made provision for pay progression at 1.5 per cent; %uf0b7 The revised projections for Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation utilised for the determination of baselines over the 2025 MTEF are 4.5 per cent in 2025/26, 4.5 per cent in 2025/26 and 4.5 per cent in 2027/28;%uf0b7 Provision for all critical vacant funded posts in the approved structure and warm bodies; %uf0b7 Inflation related items such as goods and services are based on CPI projections; %uf0b7 The departmental cost-cutting measures, together with National Treasury Instruction notes, will continue to be adhered to over the 2025 MTEF; %uf0b7 The expenditure will be based on government financial prescriptions and sector legislation. %uf0b7 The 2025 MTEF baseline adjustment was effected as follows: o An additional of R3.727 million in 2025/26, R3.973 million in 2025/26 and R4.168 million in 2026/27 to respond to the Compensation of Employees pressures emanating from the 2025 wage agreement. 7.2 Programme summary Table 4: Summary of provincial payments and estimates by programme Outcome Main appropriationAdjusted appropriation Revised estimate Medium-term estimates % change from 2024/25R thousand 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28Administration 184 441 151 712 171 547 212 270 218 796 218 796 189 561 181 453 189 615 (13.4)Housing Needs, Research and Planning 20 464 19 808 21 010 19 354 19 854 19 854 18 849 19 891 20 785 (5.1)Housing Development 2 264 457 2 357 021 2 151 395 2 129 943 2 136 494 2 136 517 2 137 899 1 958 739 2 047 275 0.1Housing Asset Management 22 222 16 494 20 004 22 331 22 713 22 690 23 533 24 511 25 613 3.7Total payments and estimates 2 491 584 2 545 035 2 363 956 2 383 899 2 397 857 2 397 857 2 369 842 2 184 593 2 283 288 (1.2)2024/25 Table 4 above provides a summary of payments and estimates by programme over the 2025 MTEF. Expenditure decreases from R2.545 billion in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R2.397 billion in 2024/25. The bulk of the expenditure is allocated to the Human Settlements Development Grant (HSDG) and the Informal Settlements Upgrading Programme Grant (ISUPG), which together 712