Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether additional Barnett formula funding was applied to Northern Ireland in the context of the extension of the Household Support Fund in England for financial year 2023-24.

The Barnett formula was applied in the normal way to additional funding provided for the Household Support Fund.

The Block Grant Transparency document details the Barnett consequentials that have been provided to the Northern Ireland Executive. As this shows, Barnett consequentials of £27.5m were provided to the Northern Ireland Executive in 2023-24 as a result of the extension of the Household Support Fund.[1]

[1] Block Grant Transparency: July 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)