AQW 13665/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 9343/17-22, for an update on the review of the Adviser Discretion Fund.
Asked by Andrew Muir MLA on 28 January 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 28 January 2021
- Answer due by
- 12 February 2021
- Answered
- 10 February 202113 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My Department, as part of the labour market response to the Covid-19 pandemic, has carried out a recent review of the Adviser Discretion Fund (ADF) and recommended that costs should be increased.
The Executive’s draft Budget 2021-22 present significant challenges for the Executive and across departments with a constrained Spending Review outcome. However, no decisions on the final outcome have been made yet. The Executive’s draft Budget 2021-22 is currently subject to consultation and all responses will be taken into account when finalising the Budget.