AQW 17683/17-22

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 21/04/2021
Answered On Date: 30/04/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the total number of applications to the Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme (i) received; (ii) approved; (iii) rejected; and (iv) still being, or awaiting to be, processed.

Answer:

Information in relation to the number of businesses that have applied to the Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme and received payment can be accessed online via the following webpages:

Part A: https://www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk/content/covid-restrictions-business-support-scheme-part

Part B: https://www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk/content/covid-restrictions-business-support-scheme-part-b

The information details the number of applications to date based by status (submitted/processed/rejected/paid) and provides a breakdown about the operation of the scheme by District Council area and Parliamentary Constituency. The data is updated on a weekly basis.