1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/perllib/FixMyStreet/DB/Result/User.pm b/perllib/FixMyStreet/DB/Result/User.pm
index 8b539f85d..5ba597f74 100644
--- a/perllib/FixMyStreet/DB/Result/User.pm
+++ b/perllib/FixMyStreet/DB/Result/User.pm
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ __PACKAGE__->load_components("+FixMyStreet::DB::RABXColumn");
 __PACKAGE__->rabx_column('extra');
 
 use Moo;
+use Text::CSV;
 use FixMyStreet::SMS;
 use mySociety::EmailUtil;
 use namespace::clean -except => [ 'meta' ];
@@ -544,6 +545,17 @@ has categories => (
     },
 );
 
+has categories_string => (
+    is => 'ro',
+    lazy => 1,
+    default => sub {
+        my $self = shift;
+        my $csv = Text::CSV->new;
+        $csv->combine(@{$self->categories});
+        return $csv->string;
+    },
+);
+
 sub set_last_active {
     my $self = shift;
     my $time = shift;