AQW 41488/11-15 Written question to the First Minister and deputy First Minister
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how much funding has been allocated through the Social Investment Fund to deprived areas within the Northern Zone since 2011.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 29 January 2015
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 29 January 2015
- Answer due by
- 13 February 2015
- Answered
- 11 February 201513 days after tabling
- Department
- The Executive Office
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Social Investment Fund selection criteria meant that projects must address deprivation or dereliction. Six projects, fulfilling these criteria are being taken forward in the Northern Zone. They are as follows:
Coleraine Rural and Urban Network (CRUN) and Fuel Poverty had funding of £0.46 million and £1.83 million respectively, committed in 2014. CRUN has contractors on site.
A letter of offer has issued to Community Capacity Hubs for £1.13 million and a letter of offer will issue shortly for Employment through Education for £3.54 million.
Capacity for Health and Access to Employment and Health are estimated at £1.7 million and £0.8 million respectively. These figures are approximate as both projects are currently going through the internal approvals process.