AQW 47166/22-27 Written question to the Minister for the Economy
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on when her Department plans to allocate the 2026-27 Winter Warmer scheme funding, to further education colleges.
Asked by Connie Egan MLA on 27 May 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 27 May 2026
- Answer due by
- 11 June 2026
- Answered
- 4 June 20268 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for the Economy
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Winter Warmer Scheme is a pilot scheme delivered by the six Further Education (FE) colleges, for which they have requested additional funding in each financial year since 2023/24 and which my Department has supported.
To date the Department has not received any funding request from the FE colleges in respect of the scheme for the 2026/27 financial year.
Should a request be submitted, it will be considered in the context of Executive budget decisions and the overall level of funding available to my Department.