Gift Aid

Treasury written question – answered at on 21 March 2018.

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Photo of Layla Moran Layla Moran Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education)

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) assessment he has made of the potential benefits to charities and (b) estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of introducing a de minimis limit of £20 on retail Gift Aid claims made by charity shops.

Photo of Robert Jenrick Robert Jenrick The Exchequer Secretary

The Government keeps all taxes and tax reliefs under review.

In 2017 HMRC set up a Working Group with the charity sector to improve people’s understanding of Gift Aid and to review any areas of the process that can be improved. One of the issues that has come up as part of that working group is the question of whether charity shops could stop sending letters to their donors if the goods that have been donated have been sold for less than a certain amount, for example £20.

The working group is continuing to explore all options, and officials are meeting with members of the working group to discuss this specific issue in April.

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