Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 114379
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: VAT
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026
Question
Mr Lee Dillon
Liberal Democrat — Newbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the VAT implications of the Places of Worship Grant Scheme on historic churches, particularly those providing warm community spaces.
Answer
Ian MurrayThe Places of Worship Renewal fund will have a budget of £23 million per year, continuing the 2025/26 funding levels of the previous scheme. The new fund will award grants for total project capital works rather than being restricted solely to the VAT elem...
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