Payroll giving is a tax-free way to give to ActionAid, which means your money goes further. 

• How does it work?
• Can I sponsor a child through my payroll?
• Can I give any amount?
• What could my money achieve?
• How do I become a payroll giver?

How does it work?

Payroll giving is the most tax-efficient way to give to ActionAid.

Your regular gift is taken before tax is deducted from your pay, so money that would have gone to the Inland Revenue instead goes directly to ActionAid: every £1 you donate will cost you 80p; if you are a higher rate tax payer every £1 will cost you just 60p (the taxman pays the rest).*

Can I sponsor a child through my payroll?

Yes. For just £15 a month you could sponsor a child like Amenata in Sierra Leone and help her whole community access food, clean water and the education they need.

You’ll receive regular updates from your sponsored child and see the difference your support is making to them.

Can I give any amount?

Yes. If you prefer you could give a regular gift from just £1 a week. A regular donation like this gives us a reliable source of income and helps us to plan our work in poor communities.

What could my money achieve?

£7 could pay for a uniform and school materials for a child orphaned by AIDS in Cambodia
£20 could pay for school books for one child for a whole year in a new school in Haiti
£48 could pay for two goats in Malawi which are given to the poorest households to provide nourishing milk and a source of income
£100 could provide 1,000 primary school pupils with a daily meal of nutritious porridge for one week - sometimes the only guaranteed meal they will have in their school in Malawi
£300 could buy desks and chairs for two classrooms in a primary school in Uganda.

How do I become a payroll giver?

To sign up for payroll giving or to sponsor a child through your payroll, please check with the payroll department of your company to make sure your employer has a payroll giving scheme in place.

If your company does have a scheme you will need to notify them of how much you want to give. Then simply complete and return this payroll giving registration form.

*Based on 20 per cent rate of income tax.