Department for Culture, Media and Sport written question – answered at on 9 June 2026.
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour, Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether financial support from her Department is available to freelance workers in the creative industries.
Ian Murray
The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
We recognise the vital contribution that freelancers provide to the cultural ecosystem of this country. That is why we committed in the Creative Industries Sector Plan to appoint a Freelance Champion, who will advocate for the creative sector’s freelancers within government.
The Government is focused on growth and good jobs across the creative industries, as set out in our Creative Industries Sector Plan. Freelancers will benefit from programmes including the £150m Creative Places Growth Fund, with funding devolved directly to 6 MSAs to support regional priorities in their regional creative clusters, and the sub-sector growth packages. Arts Council England also provides funding and support for individual artists and creatives through two programmes: Developing Your Creative Practice, which offers £2,000–£12,000 for career development, mentoring, research and training; and National Lottery Project Grants, which provide £1,000–£100,000 for creative projects and R&D.
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