AQW 27484/17-22
Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry
Tabled Date: 15/12/2021
Answered On Date: 17/01/2022
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the social supermarkets that have received funding from her Department in the last five years, and the amount given; and (ii) for her assessment of the change in demand for social supermarkets over this time.
Answer:
My Department has funded 5 Social Supermarket Pilots since October 2017 and awarded a total of £1.39million in funding. The table below details the awards to each Pilot: Funding Awarded | 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | Total to Date | | 6 months only | | | | | | Vineyard Compassion | £35,721.70 | £68,891.85 | £67,193.73 | £61,082.29 | £60,299.54 | £293,189.11 | Strabane Community Project | £37,500.00 | £67,495.42 | £59,995.42 | £60,000.00 | £59,194.50 | £284,185.34 | Lisburn City Church Community Trust | £34,997.12 | £63,920.09 | £57,497.98 | £58,500.00 | £57,230.35 | £272,145.54 | Footprints Women’s Centre | £32,471.02 | £59,743.88 | £54,736.72 | £53,133.96 | £56,980.00 | £257,065.58 | Apex Housing | £36,145.77 | £65,945.46 | £59,799.70 | £60,000.00 | £62,057.16 | £283,948.09 | | | | | | | | Total | £176,835.61 | £325,996.70 | £299,223.55 | £292,716.25 | £295,761.55 | £1,390,533.66 |
In line with other food poverty interventions, Social Supermarkets have seen an increase in demand for their services since 2017 and demand remains above pre-pandemic levels. My Department is currently working with local government and other stakeholders on a co-design basis, to consider how best to implement social supermarket models in each council area. The aim of this work is to offer a more sustainable response for those facing food insecurity by offering a service which seeks to address the causes of the insecurity rather than simply provide food support.
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