AQW 6788/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education what funding has been provided to (i) statutory youth services; and (ii) non-statutory youth services, in each of the last five years.
Asked by Sian Mulholland MLA on 16 February 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 16 February 2024
- Answer due by
- 4 March 2024
- Answered
- 29 February 202413 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Funding provided to statutory youth services and non-statutory youth services, in each of the last five years is provided in the table below.
Resource Funding
| Year | Voluntary Sector £’000 | Statutory Sector £’000 | Total Resource £’000 |
| 2019/20 | 14,318 | 21,245 | 35,563 |
| 2020/21 | 15,205 | 22,113 | 37,318 |
| 2021/22 | 21,524 | 22,196 | 43,720 |
| 2022/23 | 14,429 | 26,116 | 40,545 |
| 2023/24 | 15,745 | 25,089 | 40,834 |
Capital Funding
| Year | EA Youth Resource £000s | Capital EA Statutory £000s | Capital EA Voluntary £000s |
| 2019/20 | 35,563 | 5,047 | 7,402 |
| 2020/21 | 37,318 | 5,365 | 2,299 |
| 2021/22 | 43,720 | 4,753 | 1,182 |
| 2022/23 | 40,545 | 1,496 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 41,616 | 2,670 | - |
Most up to date figures provided as year-end not available