5.1 Local government grants On the Urban Settlements Development Grant, SALGA commented that it welcomed this grant to metropolitan municipalities and the additional funding for the Rural Transport Services and Infrastructure Grant; however noted with concern that the funding for the Rural Household Infrastructure Grant has been reduced due to poor spending. For example, the indicative funding for the 2011/12 financial year was shown as R350.0 million in the 2010 Bill, however the indicative funding for the 2011/12 financial year is now shown as R231.5 in the 2011 Bill.