The Khayelitsha Population Register Update (KPRU) was initiated by community structures locally, namely Khayelitsha Development Forum (KDF), local service providers in the area to the Department of Social Services and Poverty Alleviation (as the provincial Department of Social Development was previously known). The main reason for the research was to show that resources did not match the reality as experienced by these service providers. In other words, the budgetary allocation was inadequate for the intended beneficiaries, as the latter outstripped the supply from inception.Fieldwork took place between 15 August 2005 and 13 December 2005.