# Payroll giving figures show another YOY decline

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/07/13/payroll-giving-figures-show-another-yoy-decline/
- Published: 2023-07-13T10:31:12+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**HMRC’s payroll giving figures for 2022 show a fall in the number of donors using
payroll giving to donate to charity. **

This is the third successive year where the number of people donating through a 
workplace scheme has fallen.

In 2022, [the figures](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-charity-tax-relief-statistics/uk-charity-tax-relief-statistics-commentary#table-6-payroll-giving-scheme)
show that 516,000 employees participated in a payroll giving scheme at their workplace,
with this down 5% compared to 2021’s 545,000. In 2020, HMRC’s figures show that 
591,000 employees participated.

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The amount donated to charity also fell year on year, from £137mn in 2021 to £128mn
in 2022.

Commenting, Philippa Cornish, Head of Corporate Clients, at the [Charities Aid Foundation](https://www.cafonline.org/)
said:

> “It’s concerning to see a sustained fall in the number of people participating
> in payroll giving schemes. Give As You Earn is easy, tax effective and flexible
> and gives charities a regular income that many rely on. Employers should see payroll
> giving as an important part of their employee value proposition, and a powerful
> way for their people to make a positive impact in their communities.”