AQW 51032/11-16 Written question to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) whether the Family Fund will receive financial support from his Department in 2016; (ii) whether applications that have been submitted to the Family Fund for next year will receive funding; and (iii) what plans he has to maintain this support for disabled children.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 17 November 2015
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Priority
- Tabled
- 17 November 2015
- Answer due by
- 20 November 2015
- Answered
- 2 February 201677 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- Yes
Answer
Following the outcome of the November Monitoring Round, I announced on 18 November that my Department had received investment of an additional £47.6m in Health and Social Care this year. I am therefore delighted that my Department is now able to provide further funding of £784k (2015/2016 financial year) to the Family Fund to support the families of disabled children and young people with disabilities in Northern Ireland.