Payroll giving
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Payroll giving

Donating to Samaritans straight from your pay is a quick and easy way to regularly support our work, with the additional benefit of being tax- efficient, which means:

  • A payroll giving pledge of £5 per month costs the basic rate tax payer just £4 and we receive the full £5 pledged, as the tax man pays the rest (£3 if you pay higher-rate tax).

Get in touch

To find out more, please contact the Corporate team on +44 (0) 20 8394 8300
or send us an email

Payroll Giving - We'll all be better offMake a big difference

Payroll Giving donations provide Samaritans with regular income; this helps us plan for the long term and means that we can continue to answer every call for help, alleviating distress and giving people hope.

  • Just £3 per month could pay for 1 life saving phone call for help.

4 smiling facesWhy we need your support

The economic situation means thousands more people are feeling the stress of unemployment, money worries and increased pressure.  Your support now is more important than ever and will make a big difference.  Your support will help us answer more calls for help and ensure that we’re always there to provide emotional support to those that need it, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

How to Sign Up

Signing up online couldn't be easier, simply click here. 

Or simply download this form and return one copy to your payroll department and the other to us at:

Payroll Giving,
Samaritans,
The Upper Mill,
Kingston Road,
KT17 2AF 

or to payrollgiving@samaritans.org.


If you have any further questions, please contact us at payrollgiving@samaritans.org, or call us on 020 8394 8327.

If you don’t have a Payroll Giving Scheme in place:

If your payroll department, don’t offer a scheme it is easy and inexpensive for them to set one up.  They need to get registered with a HMRC registered Payroll Giving Agency (PGA).

Find out more on the HMRC website

Benefits for a Company

Just by taking part in payroll giving your company is entitled to use the Quality Mark on corporate literature, which is a great way to highlight your work with charities.

Find out more from the Payroll Giving Centre

Go even further- Matched Giving

A great incentive to encourage your employees to sign up for payroll giving is to offer to match their donations. Matched gifts are tax deductible, so pay day donations will go even further for Samaritans!

There are a variety of ways in which companies can support Samaritans, through: