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One in Five People Stop Giving to Charity

Posted on 16 November, 2012 by MOVEHUT

Two charities have compiled a new report which finds that the number of charitable donations has dropped by 20 per cent in the last year.

The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) and Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) gathered the results of 3000 people who were surveyed by the Office for National Statistics.

The reported highlights:

• The drop in donations resulted in £1.7 billion less for charities
• The total amount of donations received fell from £11 billion in 2010/11 to £9.3 billion
• The average donation dropped from £11 to £10
• In an average month 55 per cent of people gave to charity, which is a drop of 3 per cent when compared to the previous year
• Women over the age of 45 are more likely to donate to charity as 58 per cent of women contribute, compared to 52 per cent of men
• Half of all donations are made by cash, but direct debit saw an increase of 6 per cent to account for 31 per cent of all donations
• The most popular types of charities to receive donations are children and young people, hospitals, hospices, and medical research – which received 33 per cent of all donations.
• Over 28 million people donated to charity in the last year.

 

Speaking of the fall in donations, John Low, Chief Executive of CAF said: “We hope the fall in giving shown in our survey is a temporary decline and not the start of a damaging trend. If donations continue to fall, many charities will face profound difficulties carrying on their work and the people and communities they serve will suffer.

“Britain remains one of the world’s most generous nations. But cash is tight for everyone and people are finding it harder and harder to find money to give to charity. It is vital that Government, businesses and the public back Britain’s charities so they survive and carry on their work in these tough times.”

Are you a regular donator to charity? Have you had to cut back on your charitable giving’s due to less disposable income? Share your comments below.

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