Raising money for charity

66Mustang
66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 15,162 Championing
in Benefits and income
A bit of a niche question perhaps but there is a reason for asking.

If someone on Universal Credit wanted to raise money for charity - not a big formal event but an informal "ask family & friends to donate" sort of thing - with the idea of giving all the raised money to a (recognised listed, if this makes a difference) charity.

If they took enough donations that their money went over the £6,000 mark would this matter? Would donating it be treated as deprivation of capital?

Thanks in advance.

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  • Jimm_Alumni
    Jimm_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,713 Championing
    edited September 2023
    I am no expert so I'm not sure how this would really come across with the DWP. I imagine any accounts in your name would count towards capital threshold. Also, would giving the money away to charity fall under deliberate deprivation of capital? Meaning they might still treat you as having it?

    If it was me I'd probably avoid the issue entirely and find a way to have the money go straight to a selected charity.

    I found this Income from voluntary or charity sources - Entitledto which stated "payments made for benevolent purposes are not counted" but if you raise enough to pass several thousand I wonder what sort of proof you'd have to give to the DWP to show it's not money you intend tp use at all.

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