Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken to help increase funding for (a) charities and (b) other good causes.

The Government is committed to supporting the charitable sector.

As announced in the Spring Budget, the government will provide over £100 million of support for charities and community organisations. This will be targeted towards those organisations most at risk from cost of living pressures, due to increased demand and higher delivery costs, as well as providing investment in energy efficiency.

This comes on top of existing commitments. Over this Spending Review Period, more than £500 million will be invested in delivering the National Youth Guarantee, a government commitment that by 2025, every young person will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer.

Furthermore, in March, the government announced a new allocation of £76 million from the Dormant Assets Scheme to help tackle the impacts of rising costs of living on vulnerable households and the civil society sector in England.