AQW 36262/11-15

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 22/09/2014
Answered On Date: 01/10/2014
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how his Department plans to distribute the recent £6m of funding which has been provided to support three new projects which will improve health and social care services for people living with dementia.

Answer:

The Dementia Services Project is being funded under the Delivering Social Change Signature Programme, a joint NI Executive/Atlantic Philanthropies initiative. The Project involves three workstreams, with an overall budget of approximately £6.2m.

The projected funding for each of the workstreams is as follows:

(i) Awareness Raising, Information and Support - £3.18m;

(ii) Developing Human Capital - £1.56m; and

(iii) Respite, Short Breaks and Support to Carers - £1.52m.