CAF UK Giving hub | Insight into charitable giving in the UK

How should the plastic bag levy be used?

Throughout the UK plastic bag levies are in place. Large retailers are required by law to charge 5p for all single use plastic bags and they're expected to give the proceeds of the scheme to good causes.

For our latest UK Giving survey we asked the public for their views on the levy, and delved into what type of good causes they think should benefit from it.

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MONTHLY INSIGHTS INTO HOW PEOPLE GIVE TO CHARITY

Each month we ask more than 1000 UK adults about their giving behaviour and their thoughts on current charity issues. We publish our findings as a free infographic. Sign up to receive our latest research by email.

Giving Tuesday
For this month's insight into UK giving we're sharing with you the stats that show just how many people get involved in this worldwide day of giving.
Baking for charity
For this month's research we asked people about baking for charity. We found out how popular it is, the average amount raised by a bake sale, and much more.
Place-based giving
The government's Civil Society Strategy made "place" one of its five key themes. In this research with UK donors we explored this theme and asked for their views on place-based giving.
Trust in the charity sector
Public trust in charities has been thrown into sharp focus in recent months. Over the last year we've been tracking trust in the charity sector month by month and our latest infographic shows how the public's trust in charities is responding.
Contactless donations
Contactless payment technology is being used more and more by charities as a way of accepting donations. So for July's research with UK donors we asked them about their attitudes towards one of these innovations – contactless donation tins.

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CAF UK GIVING REPORT 2019

Published annually, the CAF UK Giving Report is the largest study of giving behaviour. Here are some of the key findings from our 2019 report:

The proportion of people giving money to charity either by donating or via sponsorship has seen a steady decline between 2016 and 2018.
Trust in charities has decreased significantly since 2016.
Fewer people report that they are giving money, those who do give are giving higher amounts.
Overall, the total amount given to charity in 2018 remains largely the same as 2017 at £10.1 billion.
The number of people taking part in charitable activities has decreased.
In 2018 children/young people and animal welfare are join most popular causes.