AQW 13665/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 28/01/2021
Answered On Date: 10/02/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 9343/17-22, for an update on the review of the Adviser Discretion Fund.

Answer:

My Department, as part of the labour market response to the Covid-19 pandemic, has carried out a recent review of the Adviser Discretion Fund (ADF) and recommended that costs should be increased.

The Executive’s draft Budget 2021-22 present significant challenges for the Executive and across departments with a constrained Spending Review outcome. However, no decisions on the final outcome have been made yet. The Executive’s draft Budget 2021-22 is currently subject to consultation and all responses will be taken into account when finalising the Budget.