The International Citizen Service was criticized for a lack of value and basically providing holidays on taxpayers expense.[2] Questions have been raised as to whether the cost of £7,633 per volunteer for the flights, visas, accommodation, food, insurance, a certain amount of living expenses and training of young people offers good value for money.[3] The same report showed however that those volunteers raised £2.148 million to support the programmes during that period which covered the majority of that cost.[3]