# Charities launch campaign to revive payroll giving in companies

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2025/02/04/charities-launch-campaign-to-revive-payroll-giving-in-companies/
- Published: 2025-02-04T16:40:35+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**A group of charities has launched a nationwide campaign to revive payroll giving
to charities. The campaign includes a focus on employers to embrace this method 
of regular tax-efficient giving.**

As Payroll Giving Month gets underway, the group has launched a petition to employers
to establish and promote this powerful method for supporting charitable causes in
their workplace.

The number of employers offering payroll giving has been in decline for almost a
decade, resulting in the number of people giving via this method falling. Between
2020 and 2022 the number of people giving through payroll giving has dropped by 
13%. The overall amount given via this method has dropped by 15% since 2015/16.

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## Payroll Giving Month

The petition will run through Payroll Giving Month and aims to encourage employer
participation in payroll giving, providing all PAYE employees with access to this
tax-efficient way to support causes.

Minister for Civil Society, Stephanie Peacock, endorsed the payroll giving scheme.
She said: “This government recognises the charity sector as a valued and equal partner
in tackling some of the biggest challenges in society. That’s why we’re committed
to making philanthropic giving efficient and accessible to everyone.

“Payroll Giving is a tax-efficient way for people to support causes they care about
and we encourage all UK employers to offer the scheme for PAYE employees.”

Caroline Gaskin, Development Manager at [Together for Animals](http://togetherforanimals.org.uk),
the charity that is leading on this year’s campaign said: “Payroll Giving represents
a win-win solution for employees, employers, and charities. It provides a reliable
income stream for charities, enhances corporate social responsibility for businesses.

“Payroll Giving provides Together for Animals with a vital regular source of income,
allowing us to help provide lifesaving care for animals desperately in need. We 
would encourage companies to support Payroll Giving and offer employees a simple
way to make a meaningful difference. In doing so they can make such an incredible
difference to charities like ours”.

![Charity campaigners at Westminster aiming to promote Payroll Giving and reverse
its decline.](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2025/02/payroll-giving-month-
campaign-at-westminster-202502-2.jpg)

Claire Stanley, Director of Policy and Communications at Chartered Institute of 
Fundraising said:

“We strongly encourage everyone to sign this petition. Your support will help charities,
employees and employers benefit from the many positives Payroll Giving has to offer.”

She added: “It’s time we reverse the downward trend in employers offering Payroll
Giving. Right now, charities need vital funds to meet growing demand for their services,
meanwhile fiscal drag has brought more people into higher tax brackets. In these
unprecedented times, increasing the take-up of Payroll Giving could raise millions
for charities up and down the country, whilst making it cheaper for employees to
support causes they care about.”

The charities are inviting the public, charities and business leaders to show their
support by signing the petition at Change.org.

The public, charities and business leaders are invited to lend their support to 
the campaign by signning the petition – [Urge companies to offer a Payroll Giving Scheme in their workplace](https://www.change.org/p/urge-companies-to-offer-a-payroll-giving-scheme-in-their-workplace).

 * **[Payroll giving rose during lockdown](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/09/21/payroll-giving-rose-during-lockdown/)(
   21 September 2020)
 * **[30 years of payroll giving marked](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/11/23/30-years-payroll-giving-marked/)(
   23 November 2017)
 * **[10 more MPs give through payroll giving](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/09/22/10-more-mps-give-through-payroll-giving/)(
   22 September 2015)**