Funding for community transport in Northern Ireland has been extended until the end of June.
About 40% of people in Northern Ireland live in rural areas and many rely on community transport to allow them to leave their homesEleven organisations across Northern Ireland deliver the dial-a-lift service through Rural Community Transport Partnerships .DfI told providers that in absence of a Stormont budget, Permanent Secretary Julie Harrison authorised the move.
"It is expected that funding decisions for the remainder of the year will be subject to the budget provided by the Secretary of State for NI in the event that we remain without Ministers."Anne Mallon from County Armagh is partially sighted and uses community transport on a weekly basis "We will continue to support and work alongside the sector to find a sustainable long-term solution beyond this current extension, that protects the vital services they provide," he said.
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