The High Street Scheme is part of the Department’s Economic Recovery Action Plan. Therefore, by being patient and ready with your information, you will be helping yourself and everybody else.” But we expect early demand to be extremely high. “The applications portal is robust and ready and it will be able to handle over 1.4 million applications over the course of the four-week period.

There will be enough time for everyone to apply, receive and use their Spend Local card.'įor verification purpose, all applicants will be asked to provide their name address age gender disability status National Insurance number email address and telephone number. Help us to successfully manage this process by ensuring that you have all your required information ready when you apply, including your National Insurance number and driving licence if you have one. “That is why it is important to remember that the portal will be open for four weeks and that that everyone will have at least four weeks to spend their card. “We expect demand for applications for the Spend Local card to be extremely high when the portal opens next Monday as over one million people will be eager to receive and use their Spend Local card.

Speaking one week before the portal opens, the Minister said: With around 1.4 million people expected to apply for their Spend Local card, the portal is expected to be extremely busy in the days after it opens next week. Economy Minister Gordon Lyons pictured with Milana Surova of Memento florists on the Ormeau Road, Belfast.

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