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This official statistics release presents key findings on the Northern Ireland High Street Scheme from questions asked in the NISRA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Opinion Survey from 25 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.

Queen's study says scheme should have targeted businesses forced to close in the 2020 lockdowns.

Over a third of high street vouchers were used in firms not closed during the pandemic, figures show.

80% of retail and hospitality businesses agreed that the HSS helped support small independent businesses

Remedy Payments To Be Made To Those Who Missed Out Of First Scheme

Data published by the Department and NISRA last week showed how the money was spent.

Over £10m was spent in local shops, cafés, pubs and restaurants in Derry and Strabane as a result of the Spend Local initiative, Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has confirmed.

Scheme Brought Almost 1.4m Shoppers Out Across NI

The economy minister says the scheme boosted consumer confidence and public spending.

Stormont’s high-street vouchers were used in 3.7 million transactions in Northern Ireland, injecting almost £137 million into the economy, new figur...