The key points are:
At 15 October 2021:
- There were 1,085,016 verified applications for the NI High Street Scheme, of which 1,077,384 (99 per cent) were made online and 7,632 (1 per cent) were made by telephone.
- Of the 1,085,016 verified applications, 573,026 (53 per cent) were from females and 511,990 (47 per cent) were from males.
- Of the 1,085,016 verified applications, 947,085 (87 per cent) were from persons without a disability and 137,931 (13 per cent) were from persons with a disability.
- Of the 1,085,016 verified applications, 278,609 (26 per cent) were from those aged 18-34, 277,834 (26 per cent) were from those aged 35-49, 288,166 (27 per cent) were from those aged 50-64 and 240,407 (22 per cent) were from those aged 65 and over.
- The number of verified applications ranged from 180,682 (17 per cent) in Belfast Local Government District to 64,056 (6 per cent) in Fermanagh and Omagh Local Government District.