Since early 2022 increases in the costs of living and specifically utility costs have impacted on
both domestic households and non domestic settings. The sport and recreation sector has
also seen adverse impacts that have become more acute coming into the Autumn with
continued inflationary pressures and darker evenings, where additional heat or light requirements
are needed.
To help assess the situation, the NI Sports Forum launched an online survey to gather
evidence of impacts and challenges the sector was facing.
The online survey opened in October and was closed on 6th November 2022 with Governing
Bodies (NGBs) encouraged to share the survey with clubs and organisations in order to gather
data for that period. Feedback was also gathered by direct input to the Sports Forum over
the summer and autumn period.
The timeframe spanned a period when the UK Government announced a series of measures
to help both domestic and non domestic settings, however the impact of this had not yet
been registered and remains unknown until first bills are received. In September the UK
Inflation rate rose to 10.1%, up from 9.9% in August.
See full survey report and findings here:
Utility Impact Survey Report November 2022 final