This project investigates resource questions in implementing the recently recognised Human Rights to Water and Sanitation (HRWS). Everyone is entitled to HRWS. However, resource constraints slow down HRWS realisation. HRWS realisation is subject to the availability of resources, but states must use the maximum available resources. Governments cite a lack of resources to justify HRWS violations, including retrogression, through budget cuts. The researcher argues that a straightforward shortage of economic resources should not be sufficient to justify a violation of HRWS.