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

To ask His Majesty's Government, for the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, in each year since 2001 (1) what the total budget was, (2) how much was claimed by listed places of worship, and (3) whether the total grant amount available was exhausted before the end of the scheme year.

Data for years prior to 2014 is no longer available.

Between 2012 and March 2025, the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme had an annual budget of £42 million. Recorded spending shows the following annual spend against the total budget: 2014/15 (£20,151,149), 2015/16 (£27,563,903), 2016/17 (£31,323,039), 2017/18 (£33,200,829), 2018/19 (£34,533,968), 2019/20 (£35,798,654), 2020/21 (£27,251,724), 2021/22 (£27,634,699), 2022/23 (£29,667,865), 2023/24 (£29,215,586). In 2024/25, the amount claimed was £42,468,941, of which £469,000 was paid from the 25/26 budget. In the 2025/26 financial year, the budget was £23 million. This has been fully allocated to applicants.