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<p>Alongside the Confidence & Supply Agreement, the UK Government committed £1
billion of financial support to Northern Ireland in support of strengthening the Northern
Ireland economy and recognising that Northern Ireland has unique circumstances within
the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has so far allocated £430 million to the Northern
Ireland block grant and expects the release of a further £333 million in 2019/20,
subject to Parliament’s approval through the normal Estimates process. The remaining
£237m will be allocated in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Allocations to departments are
agreed as part of the Budget process with any funding filtered to local councils through
a variety of funding streams, as appropriate. Specific detail on how much is allocated
to local councils is not held centrally.</p>
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