Number of people donating falls as trust in charities hits new low
Fewer people are giving their time and money to charity than two years ago, a survey has suggested.
The annual Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) rep or t in the UK found the proportion of those giving money and sponsoring someone dropped from 69 per cent in 2016 to 65 per cent last year.
The report based on the responses of 12,000 respondents found while the number of people donating money fell, those remaining donors were giving higher amounts.
It means the total amount given to charity in 2018 remains largely the same as 2017 at £10.1 billion.
The figures show those who donated money to charity in the past year dropped from 61 per cent in 2016 to 57 per cent in 2018.
Those who sponsored someone for charity also fell from 37 per cent to 32 per cent over the same period. Those who volunteered to help an organisation slipped from 17 per cent to 16 per cent.
CAF head of research Susan Pink ney said :“With three years’ worth of data, we can now see a clear trend in peo - ple’ s charitable giving and it is headed in a worrying direction.” It came as figures showed trust in charities has dropped since 2016 from 51 per cent to 48 per cent.