Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on when the grant budget allocation for the Affordable Warmth Scheme will be finalised. Minister for Communities: I have allocated an opening budget of £7.175m for the Affordable Warmth Scheme (AWS) to cover £5.2m of approvals carried forward and I allocated … Continue reading AQW 14231/22-27 – Affordable Warmth Scheme
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities whether she will increase the income threshold of the Affordable Warmth Scheme and exclude Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, Carer's Allowance and Attendance Allowance from the calculation of income. Minister for Communities: From November 2017 to February 2018 my Department consulted on proposed … Continue reading AQW 4269/17-22 – Affordable Warmth Scheme reform
SDLP MLA for Mid Ulster, Patsy McGlone, has again urged the Minister for Communities to implement proposed reform of the Affordable Warmth Scheme. The Mid Ulster MLA was responding to an Assembly written answer from the Minister to a question he had submitted on the delayed reform. Mr McGlone said, "The SDLP has been lobbying … Continue reading McGlone: Minister Must Implement Proposed Reform of Affordable Warmth Scheme
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities whether she will amend the eligibility criteria to make the Affordable Warmth Scheme more accessible by increasing the income threshold for the scheme and that Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, Carer's Allowance and Attendance Allowance be excluded from the calculation of income; and, … Continue reading AQW 396/17-22 – Affordable Warmth Scheme Eligibility Criteria
A block has been placed on a home insulation scheme set up to address fuel poverty in the private sector. A delay has been placed by the Department for Communities on the Affordable Warmth Scheme - the scheme was set up to provide home insulation, draught proofing, heating and boiler replacements. The Mid-Ulster MLA, Patsy … Continue reading Affordable Warmth Scheme Applications Not Being Approved – McGlone Raises Concerns With Departments
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