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AQW 3402/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities

To ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the current budget allocated for homelessness prevention; and (ii) what proportion of the overall homelessness budget does this represent.

Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 22 September 2022

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
22 September 2022
Answer due by
7 October 2022
Answered
6 October 202214 days after tabling
Department
Department for Communities
Priority question
No

Answer

Due to the continued absence of a functioning Executive and agreed Executive budget the Department is working with a Contingency Planning Envelope.

The current forecast spend for homelessness prevention is £5.5m, approximately 20% of the forecast homelessness services expenditure for 2022/23.

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