Guest Articles Update

Investing with a conscience

Ben Johnson, Collectives Analyst at Charles Stanley explores the ethical side of investment, including the UN's sustainable development goals and the rise of 'impact' funds which seek to actively target investment that directly work towards these goals.
Policy News Update

Welfare safety net

Following Amber Rudd’s admission of the link between Universal Credit and increasing food bank use, the Work and Pensions Committee will question a broad group from the charity and public sectors on their responses to the “unholy trinity” − debt, hunger and homelessness − that been linked to the UK’s huge programme of welfare reform over the last decade.
Policy News Update

UK living standards since the 2016 referendum

Household incomes are around £1,500 year lower today than they were expected to be before the Brexit referendum, with the UK having experienced the sharpest income growth slowdown of any economy for which the OECD publish data. This analysis shows that underperformance since 2016 is largely a UK-specific issue, with global growth over the whole period actually outperforming pre-referendum expectations.
Policy News Update

Charitable business rates relief increases to £1.9bn

Updated data on national non-domestic rates collected by local authorities in England 2017-18 have been published, revealing that relief provided to charitable occupations (that is both mandatory and discretionary relief) amounted to approx. £1.9 billion in respect of 2017-18. This is a £200m increase on the 2016-17 total which was £1.7bn.
Policy News Update

A Good Call

The Institute of Fundraising has published “A Good Call: Using the Telephone for Successful Fundraising” to help fundraisers and charities develop stronger relationships with supporters.
Policy News Update

Protecting people and places in poverty from Brexit

An open letter from charitable organisations including Turn2us highlights what the Government can do to protect struggling families if the UK leaves the EU with no agreement

Last updated March 2018

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