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Asked by Claire

AQW 27712/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities

To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the rationale for restricting the £100 Emergency Fuel Payment Scheme to just one type of fuel/energy.

Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 10 January 2022

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
10 January 2022
Answer due by
25 January 2022
Answered
19 January 20229 days after tabling
Department
Department for Communities
Priority question
No

Answer

The Emergency Fuel Payment Scheme was designed and is managed by Bryson Care. Bryson Care has confirmed that its design is based on the recommendations of Consumer Council NI and Bryson Energy research ‘The Need for a Fuel Bank Scheme in NI, carried out in 2021.

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