Gift Aid

(asked on 25th June 2025) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of Gift Aid claims have been rejected in each of the last five years.


Answered by
James Murray Portrait
James Murray
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 4th July 2025

The average processing times for Gift Aid claims over the last five tax years are below:

Tax Year

Average Working Days to Pay

06/04/2024

to

05/04/2025

3.16

06/04/2023

to

05/04/2024

3.24

06/04/2022

to

05/04/2023

2.84

06/04/2021

to

05/04/2022

3.49

06/04/2020

to

05/04/2021

4.08

HMRC does not hold information centrally on what proportion of Gift Aid claims have been rejected in each of the last five years.

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