The CDF allocation significantly increased in the 2022 budget, and then further raised in 2023, providing more financial resources for development projects in constituencies. 

In 2021, the government increased funding to all 156 Zambian constituencies 16-fold, unlocking K27 million, this marked the first time significant financial power had been allocated for community determined spending since its conception in 1995. 

The New Dawn government has also introduced reforms to the CDF to ensure timely and accountable disbursements that truly target issues affecting communities. This includes the expansion of CDF Committees which allow community projects to be identified at ward level; Integrated Development Plans to cover major development gaps in Zambia’s districts; and the devolution of project approvals to ensure that projects can be approved at the provincial level to reduce bottlenecks. 

The 2024 budget has further increased CDF spending to K30.8 million per constituency.