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08/12/2009
Charity giving in wills 'on the rise' |
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The amount of money being given to charities in wills is on the rise, it has been noted.
Legacy Foresight's Legacy Monitor programme found that the number of bequests has risen by nine per cent over the past two years, a fact welcomed by consortium Remember A Charity.
Its chairman Stephen George stated: "To see data which suggests that more people are leaving gifts to charities in their wills is very heart warming."
The body noted that 34 per cent of fundraised income for the top ten UK charities comes from legacies, with some getting up to 70 per cent of their money this way.
Those keen to add to this total themselves may wish to see a lawyer skilled in will drafting to set up their donation.
Recent efforts to get more people making wills have themselves raised money for charity.
In various parts of the country, solicitors have taken part in the Will Aid campaign, which encourages people without such a document to have one drafted and pay a small fee to a good cause.
Written by Anna Norton
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