Draft Discretionary Support Regulations - Tuesday 21 April 2020
Channel: Northern Ireland Assembly
Date: 2020-04-21

MLAs discuss and approve the statutory rule draft Discretionary Support (Amendment No. 2) (COVID-19) Regulations (NI) 2020. These Regulations, proposed by Communities Minister Deirdre HArgey, will have the effect of enabling the Department to provide a Discretionary Support award to claimants who find themselves in a crisis as a result of COVID-19.