Legacy gifting to charities has risen by 56 percent during the coronavirus pandemic, according to an article in Funeral Service Times.
The Co-op Legal Services saw an increase of 81 percent in gifts being left to charity when compared to figures in 2019.
Cancer charities saw the biggest increase with legacy gifts up by 77 percent but local charities had also seen a “significant increase” in donations in the past year.
James Antoniou, the head of Wills for Co-op Legal Services, said he found it moving to see people still including gifts for charities in their wills at such a difficult time. In some instances, people have decided to leave personal gifts to charities in place of money, such as a collection of guitars and a classic red mini.
He added that the increase in generosity would make a huge difference to good causes and showed why it was so important for people to make a will if they were determined to help local and national charities.
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