Hi all,
I'm treasurer of a youth group (registered charity), and sometimes the volunteers (all unpaid) drive some distances in the course of what they do etc...
We'd like to pay them mileage for this. I'm just looking for some feedback on what others might pay...
Previous charities I've worked with paid 20p per mile (in fact, some of my clients only pay 20p per mile) but is this a bit "stingy"?
Do people generally pay the full 45p per mile or a lesser, nominal amount?
Thank you for your input.
Viv
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it depends
45p is the rate at which no tax penalties apply.
Many charities however pay less than this - 40p or less seems about the going rate and many volunteers fail to clam anything
It depends on how much you value your volunteers. My view is that 45p/mile is the minimum cost of running a car and should be offered without quibble and if your charity is getting the services of volunteers for nowt, why pay less?
After all the volunteers can chose not to claim anything
For me, it would depend on the charity's resources.
I would not claim for a small local charity, but would for a large national one.
why not
offer everyone a standard rate (say 20-30p) a mile.
I have a view that volunteers who incur a cost other than their time - in this case the car running costs should be reimbursed by right.
As I said they don't have to clam it.