Some NPOs retrenched staff and closed their doors due to delays in receiving funding while the social development department scrambles to finalise the signing of service level agreements (SLAs). In March the department's budget was slashed by R233m. On Tuesday, the Gauteng government said the premier "reassured the sector of continued support from the province, announcing the suspension of the 70/30 clause on the SLAs, that the budget will be reinstated from R1.7bn to the original R2.4bn and prioritising immediate payment of NPOs.