Certain services of benefit to rural communities by harnessing the skills and talents available among low-income farmers and fisherpersons. Providing income support to low-income farmers and fisherpersons who are in receipt of specified, social welfare payments. Part-time scheme for Farmers and fisher persons.

The type of work carried out by RSS participants and services being supported and carried out to various Community Organisations/other schemes includes:

• Maintaining and enhancing various walking routes (that is, waymarked ways, agreed walks) and bog roads.
• Energy conservation work for older people and those at risk of poverty
• Village and countryside enhancement projects
• Social care and care of older people, community care for both pre-school and after-school groups
• Environmental maintenance work – maintenance and care-taking of community and sporting facilities
• Projects relating to not-for-profit cultural and heritage centres
• Community administration or clerical work
• Any other appropriate community based project identified during the course of the scheme