# Samaritans value volunteer input at £29 million a year

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/08/06/samaritans-value-volunteer-input-29-million-year/
- Published: 2005-08-06T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Emtional support charity Samaritans has calculated the value of the time donated
by its volunteers each year.
Samaritans’ 17,000 volunteers cover 482 telephone helplines
24 hours a day every day of the year. There are 157 Samaritans branches providing
the service via email as well.

The charity estimates that, should its volunteers be paid at an average UK wage 
of £12.12 per hour, the cost to Samaritans would be £29,356,045 per year.

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