AQW 6616/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 09/09/2020
Answered On Date: 23/09/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities whether businesses situated outside designated town centre areas could be made eligible for Business Adaption and Improvement Grant Scheme in Ards and North Down.

Answer:

My department has made available funding to Councils for the implementation of COVID-19 Recovery Revitalisation Plans in their areas. In Ards & North Down, £561,000 has already been transferred to the Council to cover immediate first tranche actions across the Borough, including the business support scheme. A further significant tranche of funding aimed at supporting medium to longer-term needs will be made available once the Revitalisation Plan is finalised. It is a matter for the Council to determine eligibility criteria for the provision of funding through this scheme.