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Charities pay almost £200,000 rent to Government

Hospice charged £108,000 to use two sites for nine months

Charities pay almost £200,000 per year in rent to Isle of Man Government departments.

It was revealed in a Tynwald written answer that five departments currently lease land and buildings to charitable organisations.

The Department of Health and Social Care received the most income through rent to charities, with £150,512 coming in through lettings.

£108,000 of that total is paid by Isle of Man Hospice for its nine-month stay at Southlands and the Braddan Hub, while Family Action pays £40,000 to use premises on Hill Street in Douglas.

The Department of Infrastructure has the most tenants with 18, but receives just over £8,500 per year, charging some organisations as little as 5p to use its facilities.

The majority of the Department of Education, Sport and Culture's rental income comes from the Salvation Army, which pays £25,000 to use the former Fairfield School building while its new citadel is under construction.

The Department of Home Affairs currently receives no rent from allowing the hyperbaric chamber to use its land, but is working to agree a nominal fee.

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