AQW 35752/22-27

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 18/11/2025
Answered On Date: 12/01/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he has any plans to review the budget for Supporting People, with an aim to uplift the budget, in order to ensure providers pay staff a fair and equitable salary for the services delivered for vulnerable people.

Answer:

I have confirmed a further allocation of £1.98m in-year funding to the Supporting People Programme to address staffing and inflationary costs.