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<p>Parliament has most recently approved the Diocesan Stipends Funds<strong> </strong>(Amendment)<strong>
</strong>Measure 2023, which has received Royal Assent. This Measure has simplified
the process and enabled wealthy dioceses to share surplus funds from their Diocesan
Stipends Funds with less affluent dioceses should they choose to do so. This money
can only be spent on the stipends for clergy.</p><p>Additionally, the Church Commissioners,
whose predecessor bodies were founded to support poor clergy and poor parishes by
redistributing the wealth of the Church, continue that purpose today. The primary
example is through the Lowest Income Communities Fund. The Church Commissioners have
also been making new money available to support vocations, training new clergy, and
supporting dioceses to afford larger numbers of clergy. This money has been administered
through the Archbishops' Council.</p><p> </p>
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