AQW 3341/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities whether she has plans to make an automatic payment of £500 from the Discretionary Support fund, for the remainder of this financial year, to new claimants of Universal Credit during their initial five week assessment and until the move to the Universal Credit is completed.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 21 September 2022
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 21 September 2022
- Answer due by
- 6 October 2022
- Answered
- 29 September 20228 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The introduction of a guaranteed automatic payment to new claimants of Universal Credit would require amendments to current legislation. Amending primary legislation is not possible due to the continued absence of a functioning Executive and agreed Executive budget.