AQW 12779/17-22 Written question to the Minister for the Economy

To ask the Minister for the Economy when the next payment will be issued to businesses that previously applied and received grants under the Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme.

Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 15 January 2021

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Tabled
15 January 2021
Answer due by
25 January 2021
Answered
2 February 202118 days after tabling
Department
Department for the Economy
Priority question
Yes

Answer

Following the reopening of the Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme, the first top up payments for Part A were issued on 27 January to 2,088 applicants to a value of £7,648,800 Invest NI hope to issue payments to the majority of remaining applicants by the end of week commencing 1 February 2021.

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