Government's Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme will be
extended for 2025/26.
- The scheme gives grants towards VAT paid on repairs and
renovations to the nation's listed sites of worship across the UK
Heritage Minister Sir has announced that the Listed
Places of Worship Grant Scheme will be extended into the next
financial year, providing £23 million so that thousands of
historical buildings, including churches, synagogues, mosques and
temples, can carry out restoration work.
The scheme gives grants towards VAT paid on repairs and
renovations to the UK's listed sites of worship, such as works to
the foundations, masonry and monuments integral to the
buildings.
The extension of the scheme recognises that listed places of
worship represent an important part of UK heritage, and provide
spaces for communities to come together.
There will be a cap of £25,000 that an organisation can claim
during the year. This can still be spread across multiple
claims.
Nearly £350 million has been awarded under the scheme to date,
supporting listed churches, synagogues, mosques and temples
across the UK.
Heritage Minister Sir said:
There are many reasons to care for our faith buildings. They
matter to faith communities, they provide a range of vital
services to the public regardless of faith or background and many
of them are architecturally stunning.
I am delighted that despite the tough fiscal challenges we face,
we are able to keep this scheme going for a further year to
support faith buildings in every part of the country.
Listed places of worship of any size or faith within the UK can
apply to the scheme for support with repairs and renovations
until the end of March 2026.
Notes to Editors:
- Claimants will be able to receive a maximum of £25,000 from
the scheme. Based on previous scheme data 94% of claims were
under this amount.
- There is a range of support available via DCMS and the
Department's Arm's-Length Bodies that supports listed places of
worship, beyond the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.
- These include the National Lottery Heritage Fund's £15
million Heritage in Need: Places of Worship initiative; The
Churches Conservation Trust (CCT), which funds repairs and
maintenance of over 350 churches in the CCT portfolio; and
Historic England's Heritage At Risk grants, which support certain
religious buildings such as cathedrals on the Heritage at Risk
register.
