AQW 30933/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities

To ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail her reasons not to extend £200 Energy Payment Support Scheme to those who are in receipt of legacy benefits, such as working tax credits; (ii) whether she considered total household income as well as individual income in this decision; and (iii) for her assessment of how this decision will impact single parent families with low working income.

Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 14 March 2022

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Tabled
14 March 2022
Answer due by
25 March 2022
Answered
25 March 202211 days after tabling
Department
Department for Communities
Priority question
No

Answer

Answer

I refer the member to my statement in the Assembly on 1 March 2022.

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