Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his oral statement of 26 May 2022 on Economy Update, what estimate he has made of the amount and proportion of cost of living financial assistance that will be allocated to residents of Northern Ireland.

The government is providing over £37bn this year to support people with the cost of living.

The government is expanding the Energy Bill Support Scheme by doubling grants from £200 per household to £400. Equivalent support will be delivered to people in Northern Ireland.

We are supporting the most vulnerable households, by providing UK-wide support through one-off cost of living payments of £650 for households on means-tested benefits, £300 for pensioner households and £150 for individuals in of receipt non-means tested disability benefits. Some households will be eligible for more than one of these payments.

The government is also providing £500m of further support through the Household Support Fund. The Barnett formula provides around £79m of this to the devolved administrations of which around £14m will go to Northern Ireland.