The single community programme was introduced in 2004 and brought together three existing community engagement programmes which had been operating from 2001. Total funding for these programmes for each year from 2001-02 was as follows:
£ 2001-02 22,222,077 2002-03 31,222,077 2003-04 43,142,201 2004-05 42,866,401 2005-06 43,133,598
From the end of March 2006 the SCP, as planned, was merged into the stronger and safer communities fund.