Understanding the impact of inflation on PFI contracts
This report shows the impact of inflation on NHS trusts with PFI (private finance initiative) schemes, with PFI companies continuing to make large profits and dividend payments. It shows that the costs to NHS trusts with PFI schemes have risen rapidly due to recent increases in inflation in the years 2022/23 and 2023/24 because payments to the PFI companies are, in many cases, contractually linked to the retail price index.