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Gift Aid

Asked by Mr Louie FrenchConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 4 July 2025UIN 62677

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average processing time was for Gift Aid claims in each of the last five years.

Answered by James Murray

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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