The funding is the first part of a £100m packaged announced by the Government in December 2024. An additional £75m will be available from April to support more substantial capital projects, including major building works and facility modernisation.  

Minister for care Stephen Kinnock said: ‘This is the largest investment in a generation to help transform hospice facilities across England. From upgrading patient rooms to improving gardens and outdoor spaces, this funding will make a real difference to people at the end of their lives. 

‘Hospices provide invaluable care and support when people need it most and this funding boost will ensure they are able to continue delivering exceptional care in better, modernised facilities.'

Toby Porter, chief executive of Hospice UK, said: ‘The announcement before Christmas of £100m of additional funding for hospices in England was a significant boost, and today's news of the allocation of the first £25m of this funding will be a huge relief for our members.

‘Several years of rapidly rising costs have curtailed the extent to which hospices have been able to invest in their infrastructure for the longer term. This additional support will enable them to do so - and relieve the immediate pressures on hospice finances.

‘The hospice sector is ready to support the Government's ambition to shift more care into the community. This couldn't be more important for people approaching the end of life, when it's vital to have the right care, in the right place.

‘The greater stability provided by the Government's funding injection this year and next gives us a golden opportunity to now reform the palliative and end of life care system, so it's fit for the future.'