# Over £1 billion for school sport by 2029

> “invest more than £1 billion in PE, school sport and physical activity by 2029, including £530 million for the new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network, to ensure all children can access equal opportunities for physical activity”
>
> — HM Government; Government response to the Health and Social Care Committee's report on healthy ageing and physical activity, 22 October 2026

- **Status:** Promised
- **Status ladder:** Promised → In plan → Legislated → Funded → Delivering → Delivered
- **Policy area:** [Education](https://ledgergov.uk/promises/area/education)
- **Speaker:** [HM Government](https://ledgergov.uk/actor/hm-government)
- **Made on:** 22 October 2026
- **Where:** Government response to the Health and Social Care Committee's report on healthy ageing and physical activity
- **Deadline:** 31 December 2029
- **Cost a year:** No costing published
- **Who it affects:** Children in schools
- **When:** By 2029
- **Paid for by:** More than £1 billion, including £530 million for the PE and School Sport Partnerships Network
- **Quote source:** https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-the-hsccs-report-on-healthy-ageing-and-physical-activity/government-response-to-the-health-and-social-care-committees-eighth-report-of-2024-to-2026-healthy-ageing-physical-activity-in-an-ageing-society (checked word for word at its source on 25 October 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0)
- **Last updated:** 25 October 2026
- **Card:** https://ledgergov.uk/promise/uk-pe-school-sport-1bn-2029

## Where it stands

Listed in the government's response to a Commons committee report on physical activity in an ageing society. The response does not say when the spending starts or how the rest of the £1 billion beyond the partnerships network is split. The card moves when the PE and School Sport Partnerships Network is set up or the spending is reported.

## Timeline

- 22 October 2026, Promised: The government commits to invest more than £1 billion in PE, school sport and physical activity by 2029
- 31 December 2029, Deadline (to come): More than £1 billion for PE and school sport due by 2029

## About the cost

More than £1 billion by 2029, including £530 million for the PE and School Sport Partnerships Network. No start date is given, so no yearly figure is shown.

## Sources

- [Department of Health and Social Care, 22 Oct 2026: Government response to the Health and Social Care Committee's eighth report of 2024 to 2026 - Healthy Ageing: physical activity in an ageing society](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-response-to-the-hsccs-report-on-healthy-ageing-and-physical-activity/government-response-to-the-health-and-social-care-committees-eighth-report-of-2024-to-2026-healthy-ageing-physical-activity-in-an-ageing-society)

## Checks

- Checked automatically by AI Journalist, not yet verified by an editor.
- Checked by AI Journalist (automated) on 25 October 2026.

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