AQW 41762/11-15 Written question to the Minister for Social Development
To ask the Minister for Social Development to list the groups who have benefitted from funding through the Supporting People Programme, each year since 2012 ; and how they are likely to be impacted if funding is cut.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 4 February 2015
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 4 February 2015
- Answer due by
- 19 February 2015
- Answered
- 17 February 201513 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The classification of the main groups of people who have benefitted from the Supporting People Programme each year since 2012 is as follows:
Learning Disability
Homeless
Mental Health
Older People (including with Mental Health Problems / Dementia)
Domestic Violence
Young People at Risk
People with addictions including alcohol problems
Criminal Justice, Offenders or People at risk of Offending
Physical Impairment
Multiple / Complex Needs
Ethnic Minorities
It is difficult to comment in view of the number and variety of Supporting People services what would happen if the level of Supporting People funding were to be reduced and not replaced by funding from other sources but at present there are no plans to reduce funding from current levels.