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Total cost of delivering MS 1.5 to date

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WQ.358/2023

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BY DEPUTY L.V. FELTHAM OF ST. HELIER CENTRAL

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 2023 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 2nd OCTOBER 2023

Question

“Will the Minister provide details of the total cost of delivering MSS P1.5 from her Delivery Plan, from 2022 to date, breaking down expenditure by staff costs, contractor costs, costs of products, and any other costs incurred, such as promotional costs?”

Answer

For the benefit of other Members, this question relates to the Minister’s commitment set out in her delivery plan as follows:

“ Implementing a scheme to provide community access to period products for those who need them in Jersey in 2023. Develop a permanent scheme for community access to period products by the end of Q3 using data and feedback from the ongoing pilot scheme and recent public consultation.”

The cost of the pilot scheme up to August 2023 are set out below:

 

Product Costs (Sep 22 to Aug 23)

£25,308

Promotion

£13,200

Dispensers  

£6,600

Fitting of dispensers  

£1,300

Total

£46,408

The pilot phase has been extended to April 2024 to give the scheme more time to mature and embed.