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Written question asked by Marsha De Cordova (Labour) on Friday, 20 January 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 January 2023. It was answered by Stuart Andrew (Conservative) on Monday, 30 January 2023 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Voluntary Organisations: Cost of Living

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to provide targeted financial support for voluntary and faith groups in the context of the cost of the living crisis.

Answer

With government support, voluntary and faith groups have shown significant resilience over the past few years, and will again be crucial in supporting communities and households through this challenging period.

Government is supporting all organisations, including those across the civil society sector, with their energy bills. This support has now been extended until March 2024 via the Energy Bills Discount Scheme. Wholesale gas prices have now fallen to levels just before Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and have almost halved since the current scheme was announced. This scheme provides long term certainty for organisations and reflects how the scale of the challenge has changed since September last year.

DCMS will keep engaging constructively across the civil society sector and colleagues in government to monitor the impact of rising costs.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
128712
Session
2022-23
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Finance Voluntary organisations Religion Cost of living
Link
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