This subsidy is available to people who don’t have formal tenure rights to the land on which they live (such land is owned by the government and tenure granted in terms of traditional laws and customs). The rural subsidy is available only on a project basis and beneficiaries themselves may decide on how to use their subsidies. The subsidy may be used for building houses, providing services or a combination of both. In 2011 the value of this subsidy was R54 906. Starting 3 November 2011 the value of this subsidy is R81 383.