AQO 2059/17-22

Mr John Blair
Alliance Party
South Antrim

Tabled Date: 06/05/2021
Answered On Date: 17/05/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Finance for an update on the Localised Restrictions Support Scheme, including the backlog of payments.

Answer:

The department has received 24,321 applications for the Localised Restrictions Support Scheme. 15,321 applications have been successful and over £306 million has been paid to successful applicants.

9,076 businesses in the close contact, retail and outdoor activity sectors have received payments covering them up to the date that they were permitted to re-open.

A further 4,688 businesses in the tourism, hospitality and indoor activity sectors have received payments covering the period up to the 12 May 2021. Following the Executive’s decision on Thursday 13 May 2021 that all remaining businesses can re-open on 24 May 2021, my department will be issuing the final payment to those businesses this week.