The strategic objectives of the Social Investment Fund are:
The strategic objectives of the Social Investment Fund are to:
- Pathways to Employment: Build Pathways to Employment by tackling educational under achievement and barriers to employment; tackling skills deficits and promoting jobs brokerage, widening access to the labour market, promoting business start-up and increasing sustainability through social enterprise.
- Reducing Deprivation: Tackle the systemic issues linked to deprivation including poor mental and physical health (suicide and self-harm), young mothers, substance abuse, community safety, children and young people at risk and enhancing community capacity, confidence and partnership working to reduce deprivation.
- Increasing Community Services: Increase community services by regenerating and refurbishing existing facilities and providing play facilities and environmental improvements.
- Addressing Dereliction: Address dereliction and promoting investment in the physical regeneration of deprived communities.
SIF provided funding to 46 capital projects which delivered improvements to 106 premises. In making improvements to these capital builds, as well as providing a vital community hub to increase the level of community services being delivered, the investment is also contributing towards regenerating areas and tackling dereliction to make neighbourhoods more appealing. All 46 capital projects (106 premises) with investment of £46.2 million have completed construction and are operational.
Local people in disadvantaged communities are now directly benefiting from the opportunities being provided from the Fund. Over 377,000 people have availed of the community services on offer in SIF operational capital builds.
The majority of projects contribute to more than one of the above objectives.
There are 46 completed projects whose main focus was to address the Increasing Community Services objective. Click on the links below to view specific information relating to the completed projects:
Project Name |
Zone |
Category |
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Belfast West |
Capital |
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Belfast West |
Capital |
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Belfast West |
Capital |
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Belfast West |
Capital |
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Belfast South |
Capital |
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Belfast South |
Capital |
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Belfast South |
Capital |
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Belfast South |
Capital |
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Belfast South |
Capital |
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St Simon’s Hall - part of Increasing Community Services cluster project |
Belfast South |
Capital |
Belfast East |
Capital |
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Belfast East |
Capital |
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Hanwood Centre- part of Increasing Community Services cluster project |
Belfast East |
Capital |
Belfast East |
Capital |
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Belfast East |
Capital |
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Belfast East |
Capital |
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Belfast East |
Capital |
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Walkway - part of Increasing Community Services cluster project |
Belfast East |
Capital |
Belfast North |
Capital |
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Belfast North |
Capital |
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Belfast North |
Capital |
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Joanmount Methodist Church (part of Increasing Community Services cluster project) |
Belfast North |
Capital |
PIPS - part of Increasing Community Services cluster project |
Belfast North |
Capital |
Arts for All - part of Increasing Community Services cluster project |
Belfast North |
Capital |
South Eastern |
Capital |
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South Eastern |
Capital |
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South Eastern |
Capital |
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South Eastern |
Capital |
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South Eastern |
Capital |
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South Eastern |
Capital |
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South Eastern |
Capital |
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Southern |
Capital |
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Southern |
Capital |
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Southern |
Capital |
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Northern |
Capital |
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Northern |
Capital |
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Western |
Capital |
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Western |
Capital |
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Western |
Capital |
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Western |
Capital |
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Western |
Capital |
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Western |
Capital |
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Western |
Capital |
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Derry/Londonderry |
Capital |
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Derry/Londonderry |
Capital |
The Social Investment Fund produced a number of short films on the outcomes achieved by the SIF projects. To view the film that focuses on the SIF capital projects supported by the Social Investment Fund please access the link below.
For more information on all SIF projects please access on the link below: