Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been allocated to Northern Ireland under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme to date.

The government provides funding to all local authorities participating in the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme.

The funding allocated to local authorities is provided on a per capita basis, with tariff amounts and payment terms clearly set-out in the scheme’s funding instructions. The first 12 months of a refugee's resettlement costs are funded by central government using the Official Development Assistance budget. There is also an exceptional cases fund to assist the most vulnerable refugees.