In respect of conditional grants, the department reported that for the 2008/9 financial year, four provinces had applied for roll-overs. These were the Free State (R199 000), Limpopo (R5 478 000), Mpumalanga (R286 000) and Northern Cape (R683 000). The Free State and Mpumalanga had spent less than 50% of their allocations by the end of the third quarter while the department's overall expenditure was at 68% by the end of the third term. The National Treasury noted that the figures presented were based on the funds transferred and not on the overall allocation. Taking into account the allocation would bring the spending down from 68% to about 58%.