Many local businesses have been
negatively impacted by the Covid epidemic. The scheme is part of a series of
Covid-19 recovery schemes designed by the NI Executive and is intended to help
businesses recover from the economic downturn. Each eligible person will
receive a Spend Local £100 Prepaid Mastercard to spend in local businesses over
a short period of time, as a result of the scheme delivered by the Department
for the Economy.
Gordon Lyons, the Economy Minister of
Northern Ireland, has revealed that the High Street Voucher scheme brought in
over one million shoppers to the high streets.
The spend local cards were issued
late last year in order to help businesses recover from the coronaviruses. The
Department for the Economy ran the scheme from September 27 to December 19.
Almost five million dollars was left unspent on activated cards according to
the data.
Many local businesses have been
negatively impacted by the covid epidemic. The scheme is part of a series of
Covid-19 recovery schemes designed by the NI Executive and is intended to help
businesses recover from the economic downturn. Each eligible person will
receive a Spend Local £100 Prepaid Mastercard to spend in local businesses over
a short period of time, as a result of the scheme delivered by the Department
for the Economy.
Q: When can I apply for a Spend
Local prepaid card?
A: The online applications
opened in September of 2021. The service to assist with applications opened in
October. The closing date was in October of 2011.
Q: I am an asylum seeker and do not
have a National Insurance Number (NINO). Am I eligible?
A: Yes, asylum seekers can
apply for a card. An application and verification process for asylum seekers is
being taken forward by the NI Community of Refugees and Asylum Seekers.
Q: I turn 18 after the closing date
but before the 19 December 2021 when the Scheme closes. Am I eligible?
A: No. You must be 18 on or before
the closing date for applications (25 October 2021) to apply.
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