AQW 11448/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 02/12/2020
Answered On Date: 14/12/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the timeframe for payments under the Taxi Drivers Financial Assistance Scheme.

Answer:

The Taxi Driver Financial Assistance Scheme closed on 27 November and within one week payments started to be made to eligible applicants. Over 5000 applications have been received from taxi-drivers and staff in my Department are working at pace to process all applications as quickly as possible to enable payments to be made to those who are eligible without delay before Christmas.