# £92m for places of worship, £75m for heritage

> “The Places of Worship Renewal Fund is worth £92 million across this parliament, and the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund is worth £75 million across the parliament.”
>
> — HM Government; Press release (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport), 15 October 2026

- **Status:** Delivering
- **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered
- **Policy area:** [Culture & sport](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/culture-and-sport)
- **Speaker:** [HM Government](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/hm-government)
- **Made on:** 15 October 2026
- **Where:** Press release (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
- **Cost a year:** No costing published
- **Who it affects:** Historic places of worship and heritage buildings at risk in England
- **When:** Across this parliament
- **Paid for by:** The £1.5 billion Arts Everywhere Fund
- **Quote source:** https://www.gov.uk/government/news/major-drive-to-restore-churches-and-revitalise-heritage-buildings-in-communities-across-england-announced (checked word for word at its source on 18 October 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0)
- **Last updated:** 19 October 2026
- **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-heritage-repair-funds-2026

## Where it stands

Both funds are part of the £1.5 billion Arts Everywhere Fund, are run by Historic England and give priority to the areas of England in greatest need. This round gives over £18 million to 51 places of worship, the first awards from that fund, and nearly £13 million to 20 heritage at risk projects; the heritage fund made 37 awards for 2025/26 in August 2025. A second round of each for 2026/27 is to be announced later, and the release does not say when this parliament ends, so the card has no deadline.

## Timeline

- 15 October 2026, Promised: The government says the Places of Worship Renewal Fund is worth £92 million and the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund £75 million across this parliament
- 15 October 2026, Delivering: The Heritage Minister announces that 51 places of worship will share over £18 million and 20 heritage at risk projects nearly £13 million ([evidence](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/major-drive-to-restore-churches-and-revitalise-heritage-buildings-in-communities-across-england-announced))

## About the cost

£92 million and £75 million across this parliament. The release gives no number of years, so no yearly figure is shown.

## Sources

- [Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport press release, 15 Oct 2026: Major drive to restore churches and revitalise heritage buildings in communities across England announced](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/major-drive-to-restore-churches-and-revitalise-heritage-buildings-in-communities-across-england-announced)

## Checks

- Verified by Pavel Guzhikov, checked by AI Journalist; approved on 19 October 2026.
- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 18 October 2026.

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