Gift Aid is a government scheme that allows charities to reclaim the basic rate tax you pay as a UK taxpayer.

It means that we can claim 25p of tax for every £1 you donate at no extra cost to you. All you need to do is make a Gift Aid declaration.

To be eligible, you must be a UK taxpayer who has paid enough tax during the tax year to cover the amount the charity can reclaim on your donations.

If you are a UK taxpayer, you are eligible to authorise a registered charity to reclaim tax by completing a Gift Aid declaration. Which means we can claim back from the government 25p for every £1 donation made to Hospice at Home West Cumbria at no extra cost to you. This additional income can make a huge difference to us, bringing us closer to our £1.5 million yearly target we need to raise to be able to continue to provide our specialist and end of life care across West Cumbria.

There are three ways to claim Gift Aid on your donation, you can:

• Tick the Gift Aid box on the donation form.

• Print or download our Gift Aid form and email it to info@hhwc.org.uk.

• Call us on 01900 873173 and make a claim over the phone.

It is important we keep our Retail Gift Aid records up to date therefore you need to inform us of any changes. If you stop paying tax (e.g. you stop working) it is vital that you let us know so that we can stop claiming Gift Aid. It is also important that you inform us of any changes of address or contact details as we have to be able to contact you about Gift Aid donations.

If you are a UK taxpayer, you are eligible to authorise a registered charity to reclaim tax by completing a Gift Aid declaration. Which means we can claim back 25% of the sale value from the government made to Hospice at Home West Cumbria at no extra cost to you. This additional income can make a huge difference to us, bringing us closer to our £1.5 million yearly target we need to raise to be able to continue to provide our specialist and end of life care across West Cumbria.

There are three ways to claim Gift Aid on your donation(s), you can:

• Prior to dropping your donations off, or using our collection service, you can either print, or download our Retail Gift Aid form and return it to us via one of our shops, or email it to info@hhwc.org.uk

• If you don’t have access to a printer our volunteer van drivers can provide you with a form on their arrival, or you can complete one when you drop your donations off

• Call us on 01900 511599 and make a claim over the phone.

It is important we keep our Retail Gift Aid records up to date therefore you need to inform us of any changes. If you stop paying tax (e.g. you stop working) it is vital that you let us know so that we can stop claiming Gift Aid. It is also important that you inform us of any changes of address or contact details as we have to be able to contact you about Gift Aid donations.

You cannot claim Gift Aid on donations you make on behalf of a company or another person. 

You can directly support as many UK charities as you wish using the scheme so long as:

• The total Gift Aid reclaimed by all the charities that you support does not exceed the total tax that you have paid for the year.