Assessments of staff were conducted and reassignments were done according to their skills and capacity. In regard to Amalinda Housing Co-operatives, the Chief Director: Transformation, Mr Jolobe, was seconded from the national Department of Human Settlements on a two-year contract to assist the province. The co-operative was challenged by the lack the bulk infrastructure. Temporary structures were requested (63) and the beneficiaries were reported to have a preferred contractor to build their houses, which posed a challenge for the provincial department. With regard to office space, the provincial department was building offices for the sanitation team but the provincial department was not going to manage the team. The department had found value in the Housing Development Agency as a developer in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality and as a land inquisitor in some areas.