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Places of Worship Renewal Fund: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether VAT reimbursements are available under the Places of Worship Renewal Fund.

answeredClaire HannaDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
29 May 2026
Target answer date
2 Jun 2026
Answer
8 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether VAT reimbursements are available under the Places of Worship Renewal Fund.

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The new Places of Worship Renewal Fund is a capital grant scheme which will operate in England only as Heritage is a devolved matter. Where capital grants have been awarded, VAT on eligible works and costs will be rebated where it is not otherwise reclaim...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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