CAF confirms recession is increasing demand for charity services
Howard Lake | 9 February 2009 | News
Over half (51%) of all charities whose services help people to deal with the effects of the recession have seen an increase in demand for their services over the last three months, according to the results of a survey by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) of 322 small, medium and large charities.
At the same time, 41% of the charities who responded said they had received less funding in the last three months than they had budgeted for and have seen income decline by approximately a fifth (22%). In contrast, slightly more (49%) reported no significant change in income.
Voluntary and corporate income had reduced for many: 42% said they had experienced lower than expected voluntary income over the last three months and only 3% reported a higher voluntary income.
Of those who receive corporate income, 41% of charities surveyed said they had received less than they had budgeted for over the last three months with none reporting a higher amount.
Half of the charities said they are expecting their total income to decline over the next 12 months.
Services offered by these charities range from financial advice, help with housing, employment advice, educational services to help people get new jobs, and assistance with basic living costs, to services that help people manage stress and other mental or physical problems.
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