AQW 35983/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Finance
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any assessment his Department has made of the economic cost of child poverty in Northern Ireland as a proportion of GDP, similar to the Economic and Social Research Institute's estimate of 3.9 per cent in the Republic of Ireland.
Asked by Sian Mulholland MLA on 20 November 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 20 November 2025
- Answer due by
- 5 December 2025
- Answered
- 26 November 20256 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Finance
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Responsibility for such an assessment would rest with the Department for Communities, given its policy responsibilities in relation to anti-poverty, and its lead role in developing the Anti-Poverty Strategy.