DCMS budget slashed by 6% in past month alone – analysis

The Stage

06 May 2025

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by Katie Chambers

Campaigners have warned that culture funding has been “hollowed out” and is putting the future of bodies such as Arts Council England at risk, with new data pointing to a further 6% cut to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in this financial year already.

The analysis by Campaign for the Arts has revealed that DCMS’ real-terms funding per citizen has dropped by almost a third since 2010.