# Gift Aid supporting running costs

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/02/19/gift-aid-supporting-running-costs/
- Published: 2009-02-19T12:52:20+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

We have seen an increasing trend from our client base on the dependency for Gift
Aid as an income stream.

 

More and more of our support issues surround the need to help charities get out 
monthly claims, to the point that for many it’s imperative that the claims are made
in time to support the next months running costs.

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With over £500million still remaining unclaimed each year from the HM Treasury coffers,
despite the recent huge uptake, there are many charities still feeling the pinch
that could be part way resolved by increasing their uptake of current and retrospective
Gift Aid.

 

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