US EditionThe 41 Kent Schools and Six Hospitals Awarded Millions for Upgrades and Maintenance
- The Government allocated nearly £1.2 billion to repair and upgrade 656 schools and six hospitals across England in the 2025/26 financial year.
- This funding follows last autumn's budget announcement and addresses a significant backlog of repairs caused by years of underinvestment in schools and NHS facilities.
- The £1.2 billion includes £470 million through the Condition Improvement Fund for schools and £750 million for more than 400 hospitals, tackling issues like crumbling roofs, asbestos, leaky pipes, and faulty electrical systems.
- Health Secretary Wes Streeting highlighted that years of insufficient funding have resulted in deteriorating hospital conditions, while Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson described how children were once forced to sit beneath steel supports to protect them from falling concrete.
- Although welcomed as a start by school and NHS leaders, the funding covers only a fraction of the roughly £14 billion maintenance backlog, implying more investment and long-term plans remain necessary.
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Crumbling hospitals and schools get cash injection as NHS chief gives safety warning - The Mirror
More than 400 hospitals, mental health units and ambulance sites will be able to fix leaky pipes, poor ventilation and electrical problems, along with 656 schools and sixth forms
£3m vital building maintenance and safety improvements funding awarded to Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals
WARRINGTON and Halton Teaching Hospitals is set to benefit from more than £3 million of estates and infrastructure upgrades to deliver vital building maintenance and safety improvements as part of new government funding. The Department of Health and Social Care has today (Friday 30 May) announced a £750 million Estates Safety Fund to support the NHS. The national Estates Safety Fund will support a wide variety of schemes, including building repa…
Schools and hospitals ‘not over hurdle’ of unsafe concrete, says minister - Jersey Evening Post
Schools and the NHS are “not over that hurdle” of unsafe concrete, a minister has said. Catherine McKinnell also said ministers cannot “fix everything overnight” when asked how much of the maintenance backlog could be eliminated or when schools would be free of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac). The Government has announced that around £1.2 billion – part of funding packages announced in last year’s autumn budget – will be spent on …
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