# CAF survey shows British people trust charities most to deliver social care - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/02/24/caf-survey-shows-british-people-trust-charities-most-to-deliver-social-care/ - Published: 2020-02-24T09:05:34+00:00 - Author: Melanie May **While people in the UK do not think charities should be responsible for filling the gaps in social care provision, charities are most trusted**** to provide reliable services, a CAF survey has found.** The [Charities Aid Foundation](https://www.cafonline.org/) (CAF) survey found that over half (56%) of people think central government should be most responsible for providing social care, ahead of local government, local NHS services and the families of individuals who require care. Only 3% of people said charities such as hospice providers should be most responsible for funding social care. CAF Head of Research, Susan Pinkney said: ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) > “Despite people clearly saying charities shouldn’t have to pay for gaps in social > care, it is also recognised that charities are the most trusted when it comes > to providing these vital services to those who need them.” Nearly three in 10 (28%) said they trust charities and local NHS providers the most to provide social care, ahead of private care companies and the local government. Only 7% trusted central Government to deliver good quality social care. CAF’s research also found that 42% believe everyone – irrespective of wealth or income – should have access to state-funded social care in old age. A similar percentage( 43%) thought widespread taxation should be used to fund social care gaps for the elderly. * **[Social distancing’s impact on service delivery is charities’ biggest challenge says research](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/05/19/social-distancings-impact-service-delivery-charities-biggest-challenge/)**( 19 May 2020) * **[Guide launches to help charities take advantage of decision science](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/05/21/guide-launches-to-help-charities-take-advantage-of-decision-science/)**( 21 May 2020) * **[Publicly raised fundraising income fell £92 million for top 100 charities in 2018/19](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/05/26/publicly-raised-fundraising-income-fell-92m-for-top-100-charities-in-2018-19/)**( 26 May 2020) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)