# 35% plan to do something charitable this Christmas

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/12/20/35-plan-to-do-something-charitable-this-christmas/
- Published: 2021-12-20T08:50:00+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**More than a third (35%) of people are planning to do something charitable this
Christmas, research from Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) shows.**

YouGov surveyed 1,196 people for [CAF](https://www.cafonline.org/) online between
22 and 30 November 2021. It found that despite anxiety over the spread of Omicron
and rising inflation hitting household budgets, more than a third of people (35%)
last month were expecting to do something charitable this Christmas, rising to two
fifths of women, and over 65s (41% and 40%).

Around one in six people (17%) will make a donation to a charity’s Christmas appeal,
whilst one in 12 (8%) say they will donate to charity instead of buying a present
for a friend or family member. Giving presents to a charity appeal is also popular
with just over one in 10 people (12%) reporting that they will do so this Christmas.

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The festive period is usually the peak time for charitable giving, and 42% of charities
questioned by CAF have said that they normally see an increase in donations at Christmas
time.

Commenting, Alison Taylor, Chief Executive of CAF Bank, said:

> “The willingness of the British people to help one another during challenging 
> times tells us that charitable giving is both valued and prioritised by many families
> in the UK. From Dickens’ A Christmas Carol right up to today, the culture of charity
> in all its forms has been a way in which people mark and celebrate Christmas and
> the festive period. We hope that people will feel inspired and rewarded by giving
> despite these uncertain times, and will continue to find ways to help charities
> well into 2022.”

In more festive giving news, this year’s Big Give Christmas Challenge [beat records to raise £24.1m](https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/12/10/24-1m-raised-in-2021-big-give-christmas-challenge/)
earlier this month.

 * **[Majority of sector leaders believe charities will be expected to fill public service gaps over next 5 years](https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/02/09/majority-of-sector-leaders-believe-charities-will-be-expected-to-fill-public-service-gaps-over-next-5-years/)**(
   9 February 2022)
 * **[CAF granted more than £876mn to charities last year](https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/09/08/caf-granted-more-than-876mn-to-charities-last-year/)**(
   8 September 2022)
 * **[Global generosity highest for a decade](https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/09/22/global-generosity-highest-for-a-decade/)**(
   22 September 2022)