# Britons willing to support neighbours & NHS charities despite coronavirus money worries

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/04/06/britons-willing-to-support-neighbours-nhs-charities-despite-coronavirus-money-worries/
- Published: 2020-04-06T09:55:23+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**A majority of people in Britain are ready to support their neighbours and NHS 
charities through the coronavirus pandemic, despite money worries of their own, 
according to a Charities Aid Foundation poll.**

 

 

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More than half of people surveyed by [CAF](https://www.cafonline.org/) said they
expect to help their neighbours or friends with shopping or errands (56%) while 
half said they expect to check on their vulnerable or elderly neighbours (51%).

 

 

 

The survey also found some willingness to support charities, with NHS and local 
charities seeing higher levels of support than national or international causes.

 

 

 

More than a third of people (34%) said they were very likely or somewhat likely 
to donate to local charities, while 4 in 10 (40%) said they very likely or somewhat
likely to donate to NHS charities. Additionally, 45% said they were very likely 
or somewhat likely to donate food or personal hygiene products to a food bank.

 

 

 

33% of people agreed while 23% strongly agreed that the government should provide
financial support to charities if their income is affected by the pandemic.

 

 

 

Almost six in 10 (58%) also say they were either very worried or quite worried about
the security of their own household income as a result of the pandemic.

 

 

 

Susan Pinkney, Head of Research at CAF, said:

 

 

 

> “Our latest poll findings reflect both a generosity in willingness to help in 
> a crisis, but also reveals understandable levels of worry out there as we all 
> come to terms with how this crisis is affecting our daily lives and our ability
> to give to charity.
> “Charities of all shapes and sizes are also grappling with this uncertainty, with
> many facing an increase in demand for their services just as their ability to 
> fundraise has been drastically cut.
> “The general public’s willingness to support charities that back up the NHS – 
> along with foodbanks – is heartening.”

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