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18/10/2021
Final Week To Apply For Spend Local Card
The High Street Voucher scheme will close for applications on Monday 25 October.
Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has encouraged those who have yet to apply for their Spend Local card to do so as soon as possible.
With just one week left to apply, the Minister said: "The response to the High Street Scheme has been magnificent and our retail, hospitality and service sectors are now starting to feel the benefit of the extra spend that it brings. With just days left before the portal closes, around 90 per cent of those eligible have applied for their Spend Local card.
"I would appeal to those people who have yet to apply for their pre-paid £100 Spend Local card to do so now through the online portal on nidirect.
"By applying for, receiving and spending your card you will be supporting your local shops, hospitality and other services which have been most affected by economic impact of Covid-19."
When an applicant receives their card, they will need to verify the card through a computer-operated phone system or text message and make the first payment using a personal identification number (PIN), before they can start to use it for contactless payments.
Spend Local cards can be used in all participating businesses in Northern Ireland up until the 30 of November. They cannot be used online or for gambling or some financial and legal services.
The Minister concluded: "With just days left before the portal closes, my message to those yet to apply for their Spend Local card is: apply now, spend local."
Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has encouraged those who have yet to apply for their Spend Local card to do so as soon as possible.
With just one week left to apply, the Minister said: "The response to the High Street Scheme has been magnificent and our retail, hospitality and service sectors are now starting to feel the benefit of the extra spend that it brings. With just days left before the portal closes, around 90 per cent of those eligible have applied for their Spend Local card.
"I would appeal to those people who have yet to apply for their pre-paid £100 Spend Local card to do so now through the online portal on nidirect.
"By applying for, receiving and spending your card you will be supporting your local shops, hospitality and other services which have been most affected by economic impact of Covid-19."
When an applicant receives their card, they will need to verify the card through a computer-operated phone system or text message and make the first payment using a personal identification number (PIN), before they can start to use it for contactless payments.
Spend Local cards can be used in all participating businesses in Northern Ireland up until the 30 of November. They cannot be used online or for gambling or some financial and legal services.
The Minister concluded: "With just days left before the portal closes, my message to those yet to apply for their Spend Local card is: apply now, spend local."
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21 October 2021
People Urged To Support Local Businesses With Spend Local Card
Anyone who hasn't yet applied for their Spend Local card is being urged to do so now before the applications close on Monday 25 October. Northern Ireland's retail, hospitality and service sectors need your support to help them bounce back from the impact of the pandemic.
People Urged To Support Local Businesses With Spend Local Card
Anyone who hasn't yet applied for their Spend Local card is being urged to do so now before the applications close on Monday 25 October. Northern Ireland's retail, hospitality and service sectors need your support to help them bounce back from the impact of the pandemic.
25 October 2021
Last Chance To Apply For Spend Local Card
Today is the last day for applications for the Spend Local card, with the scheme closing to new applications at midnight today, Monday 25 October.
Last Chance To Apply For Spend Local Card
Today is the last day for applications for the Spend Local card, with the scheme closing to new applications at midnight today, Monday 25 October.
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