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Record amount left to armed forces charities in 2014

People are leaving more money than ever to armed forces charities, with a record £74.4 million was left in wills in 2014.
According to research from the Charities Aid Foundation, legacies left to charities supporting veterans and servicemen and women increased by 41% between 2007 and 2014 – the most recent year for which figures are available.
Overall, people donated more than £1.7 billion to good causes supporting troops and veterans in the seven years from 2007 to 2014. Donations from the public have become increasingly generous, with voluntary donations to armed forces charities increasing by 81% between 2007 and 2014.
The statistics, based on Charity Commission data also found that:

Susan Pinkney, head of research at CAF said:

“It is clear how much their work is valued by the British public. Our analysis reveals that people donate tens of millions to military charities in their wills every year and that figure is on the rise.”

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