AQW 11056/17-22

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 26/11/2020
Answered On Date: 29/01/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the support available to sole-trader retail suppliers, whose trade has been affected by previous and forthcoming closures of non-essential retail outlets.

Answer:

The Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme is open for businesses that are not named in the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020, but which supply goods or services to such a business, or are reliant upon such a business being open and fully operational in order to trade.

The scheme provided support for businesses affected by the restrictions from 16th October 2020 and reopened for applications on 7 January 2021.

Sole trader retail suppliers whose trade has been affected by closures, may be eligible for Part B of the CRBSS, subject to meeting wider eligibility criteria.

Full details of support available to businesses are available at https://www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk/business-support/coronavirus.