AQW 8513/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities for a breakdown of the funding for the Access and Inclusion Fund for 2023-24.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 8 March 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 8 March 2024
- Answer due by
- 26 March 2024
- Answered
- 14 March 20246 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The overall funding made available for the Access and Inclusion Programme for 2023-24 was £720,121. This includes a contribution of £300,000 from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs towards rural projects. The table below breaks down the contribution by council area.
| Council Area | Total Approved |
| Antrim and Newtownabbey | £ 43,500 |
| Ards and North Down | £ 41,497 |
| Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon | £ 96,000 |
| Belfast City | £ 30,926 |
| Causeway Coast and Glens | £ 60,000 |
| Derry City and Strabane | £ 72,948 |
| Fermanagh and Omagh | £ 89,999 |
| Mid Ulster | £ 55,591 |
| Mid and East Antrim | £ 103,500 |
| Newry, Mourne & Down | £ 54,700 |
| NI Museums Council | £ 71,460 |
| £ 720,121 |