Religious Buildings: Conservation
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help places of worship with the VAT incurred on conservation projects.
Answered by Ian Murray
In May we opened the £92 million Places of Worship Renewal Fund (PWRF), a new capital scheme to support places of worship as part of the wider £1.5 billion Arts Everywhere package. The Fund will offer grants from £10,000 to £1,000,000 covering a range of repairs and alterations including roof and drainage repairs, electrical upgrades and step free access.
Where capital grants have been awarded, VAT on eligible works and costs will be rebated where it is not otherwise reclaimable. In many cases this will be higher than VAT rebates under the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.
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