AQW 39256/22-27

Mr Danny Donnelly
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 28/01/2026
Answered On Date: 09/02/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the amount of the £357.2 million funding that Northern Ireland received between 2022-2023 and 2025-2026, in relation to Business Rates Support made available to businesses, was used to provide additional targeted support to the Northern Ireland business community.

Answer:

Barnett funding is unhypothecated and decisions around the allocation of “Barnett consequentials” received is taken by the Executive collectively based on its priorities.

The Executive currently provides a quarter of a billion pounds in rate support every year to non-domestic ratepayers.