# Payroll Giving increases by £3.5 million

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/07/04/payroll-giving-increases-3-5m/
- Published: 2016-07-04T11:21:01+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The amount donated to charity via Payroll Giving schemes increased by £3.5m this
year, the Association of Payroll Giving Organisations ([APGO](http://www.apgo.org.uk))
has announced.**

 

Figures provided by APGO members show that employees from companies around the UK
gave £122.5m in the financial year 2015-16, compared to £119m in the year 2014-2015:
an increase of 3%.

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More than one million people give directly to charity through their company’s Payroll
Giving scheme.

 

Employers who match their employees’ donations have also given more, with their 
additional contributions totalling £7m, an increase of 6% on last year. It means
that £130m in total went to good causes via Payroll Giving last year.

 

Panikos Efthimiou, chair of the APGO, said:

 

> “Payroll Giving is a great way to support good causes which is tax-effective, 
> hassle-free and provides a crucial regular source of income to thousands of charities.”

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