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CAF research shows charities most trusted to speak up for disadvantaged

People trust charities more than any other group to speak up for the disadvantaged, according to research by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).
The report, Charity Street II, published today, outlines how different age groups, households and areas think about and use voluntary services, and updates CAF’s first Charity Street report published two years ago.
It shows that 76% of people most trust charities to speak up for the disadvantaged. The second most trusted group is religious leaders, with 5% trusting them most. Fewer than one in twenty most trust councillors (4%), MPs (3%), businesses (1%), think tanks (1%) or civil servants (1%) to speak up for the disadvantaged.
It also reveals that the public believes charities are the best placed to speak to government on behalf of disadvantaged people, such as vulnerable adults and children, homeless people, unemployed jobseekers.
The report also looked at use of charity services, finding that there has been an increase since 2014, with almost every household (98%) now reporting to have used a charity at some point, and five out of six (83%) having used a charity service in the last 12 months. On average people had used about six charitable services in the past year.
The report also found:

Susan Pinkney, head of research at CAF, said:

“At the heart of our communities are people working to make life better for the most vulnerable among us. Our research today shows that charity is not something that happens outside our everyday lives, but is woven into our enjoyment and ability to participate fully in our communities and the world around us.”

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