Charities: Rents and Utilities
(asked on 13th December 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help small charities with increases in (1) rent, and (2) utility, bills.
Answered by
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
His Majesty’s Government is supporting small charities with their energy bills until March 2023, through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme. His Majesty’s Treasury and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy are currently undertaking a review to determine what support will be available for organisations from April 2023.
Charities and community amateur sports clubs can also apply for charitable rate relief of up to 80% if a property is used for charitable purposes (https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-business-rate-relief/charitable-rate-relief).
With Government support, small charities have shown significant resilience over the past few years, and will again be crucial in supporting communities and households through the winter. My Department will keep engaging constructively across the sector, and with colleagues across Government, to monitor the impact of rising costs.