Health & Wellbeing Poverty & Inclusion 2026
St Barnabas Hospice (Lincolnshire)

Impact Report 2024/25

St Barnabas Hospice provides free specialist palliative and end of life care across Lincolnshire, supporting over 12,000 people a year from two inpatient sites, community services and Wellbeing Centres. Their 2024/25 impact report highlights £8.7 million in benefits secured for 4,226 families, 956 bereavement clients, and the full breadth of therapy, welfare and community care delivered in the face of growing financial pressure — total expenditure of £14.8 million against income of £13.7 million.

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📋About

Inpatient Unit (235 patients, Lincoln); Hospice in the Hospital (164 patients, Grantham); community palliative care (3,486 patients); Hospice at Home; Occupational Therapy (955 patients); Physiotherapy (638 patients); Counselling and Bereavement (956 clients); Welfare and Benefits advice (4,226 clients, £8.7m secured); Wellbeing Centres; retail shops; volunteer programme; education and training Custom geography from upload: Lincolnshire

📊Key Metrics

12,000+ people supported each year; 3,168 new patient referrals and 3,984 re-referrals in 2024/25 Key Metric 1
4,226 welfare clients helped to access £8,728,640 in benefits entitlements; total income £13.7 million Key Metric 2
Annual cost of hospice care £13.5 million — £37,133 per day; 70p in every £1 raised goes directly to care Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • £8,728,640 in benefits and entitlements accessed for 4,226 welfare clients in 2024/25 — direct financial relief for families in Lincolnshire facing terminal illness alongside financial hardship
  • 956 clients supported through Counselling and Bereavement services; 955 through Occupational Therapy; 638 through Physiotherapy — covering the full range of non-medical needs at end of life
  • Financial sustainability a central challenge: total expenditure £14.8 million against income of £13.7 million — hospice operating at a deficit and focusing on sustainability rather than expansion

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