diff --git a/app/models/abilities/administrator.rb b/app/models/abilities/administrator.rb
index 49184c447..78cb60806 100644
--- a/app/models/abilities/administrator.rb
+++ b/app/models/abilities/administrator.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module Abilities
 
       can :manage, Annotation
 
-      can :manage, SpendingProposal
+      can [:read, :update], SpendingProposal
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/abilities/valuator.rb b/app/models/abilities/valuator.rb
index edb542e4b..15add866a 100644
--- a/app/models/abilities/valuator.rb
+++ b/app/models/abilities/valuator.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module Abilities
     include CanCan::Ability
 
     def initialize(user)
-      can :manage, SpendingProposal
+      can [:read, :update, :valuate], SpendingProposal
     end
   end
 end
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diff --git a/app/views/users/_spending_proposals.html.erb b/app/views/users/_spending_proposals.html.erb
index 491f5c831..04bfa7867 100644
--- a/app/views/users/_spending_proposals.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/_spending_proposals.html.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       <td>
         <%= link_to spending_proposal.title, spending_proposal %>
 
-        <% if current_user && current_user.id == spending_proposal.author_id %>
+        <% if can?(:destroy, spending_proposal) %>
           <%= link_to t("users.show.delete_spending_proposal"),
                       spending_proposal,
                       method: :delete,
diff --git a/spec/features/users_spec.rb b/spec/features/users_spec.rb
index fdb092856..eff63b18b 100644
--- a/spec/features/users_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/users_spec.rb
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ feature 'Users' do
     feature 'Spending proposals' do
 
       background do
-        @author = create(:user)
+        @author = create(:user, :level_two)
         @spending_proposal = create(:spending_proposal, author: @author, title: 'Build a school')
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/abilities/administrator_spec.rb b/spec/models/abilities/administrator_spec.rb
index 8df88a46f..b5ee78dd0 100644
--- a/spec/models/abilities/administrator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/abilities/administrator_spec.rb
@@ -52,5 +52,7 @@ describe "Abilities::Administrator" do
 
   it { should be_able_to(:manage, Annotation) }
 
-  it { should be_able_to(:manage, SpendingProposal) }
+  it { should be_able_to(:read, SpendingProposal) }
+  it { should be_able_to(:update, SpendingProposal) }
+  it { should be_able_to(:valuate, SpendingProposal) }
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/abilities/valuator_spec.rb b/spec/models/abilities/valuator_spec.rb
index d9542220d..ce108200c 100644
--- a/spec/models/abilities/valuator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/abilities/valuator_spec.rb
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ describe "Abilities::Valuator" do
   let(:user) { valuator.user }
   let(:valuator) { create(:valuator) }
 
-  it { should be_able_to(:manage, SpendingProposal) }
+  it { should be_able_to(:read, SpendingProposal) }
+  it { should be_able_to(:update, SpendingProposal) }
+  it { should be_able_to(:valuate, SpendingProposal) }
 end