I welcome today’s announcement for additional funding for additional positions under the Community Services Programme (CSP). It currently supports community-based services to provide local social, economic and environmental services through a social enterprise model.

CSP provides an annual co-funding contribution towards each full-time equivalent (FTE) position being supported, and, where warranted, towards the cost of employing a manager. As of March 2024, there are 346 Managers and 1,702 FTE’s currently being supported under the programme.