Charities praise will gifts amid ‘affordability challenges’

Research carried out for the Association of Jersey Charities by 4insight, external found 89% of respondents had given money in the previous 12 months, but younger people and lower-income households were less likely to have donated, with affordability being a “key barrier”.

Liddiard said, despite this, legacy giving remained important, and people needed to amounts left in wills did not have to be headline-grabbing.

He said: “The ones you hear about often can be the really big ones, but some of most impactful ones are the smaller everyday ones”.

He added legacy giving was “one part” of the picture and there was also “opportunity for everybody” to also help by volunteering and offering time, skills, representation and support, which was “equally valuable”.

Gallichan added: “I do understand people are struggling with the cost of living crisis, but we do have people who have the ability to leave those gifts, and they can be so transformational, especially to those charitable organisations that are seeing costs rising and services in higher demand”.

She added such gifts could help fund services for islanders struggling with the cost of living.