AQW 51032/11-16

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 17/11/2015
Answered On Date: 02/02/2016
Priority Written: Yes

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) whether the Family Fund will receive financial support from his Department in 2016; (ii) whether applications that have been submitted to the Family Fund for next year will receive funding; and (iii) what plans he has to maintain this support for disabled children.

Answer:

Following the outcome of the November Monitoring Round, I announced on 18 November that my Department had received investment of an additional £47.6m in Health and Social Care this year. I am therefore delighted that my Department is now able to provide further funding of £784k (2015/2016 financial year) to the Family Fund to support the families of disabled children and young people with disabilities in Northern Ireland.