Expenses and State Benefits
This Core Theme of the Good Practice Bank contains a number of resources and links to help you with developing a volunteer expenses policy or with supporting volunteers who have questions about state benefits.
Overview
Articles
Volunteering England members Information Sheets Read articles about expenses or state benefits issues in back issues of our monthly members' magazine |
Examples, Samples and Templates
Generic sample documents
Template documents
Real life examples
Please note that Volunteering England has not produced the 'real life example' documents listed directly above and is therefore unable to take responsibility for the content. Volunteering England and the organisations that contribute example documents to the Good Practice Bank can accept no responsibility for how they are used. They are presented as examples of good practice, but it is every volunteer-involving organisation's responsibility to ensure that their volunteers are safe, and that policies and procedures meet current legal requirements.
Links
- HM Revenue and Customs mileage rates
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/rates/travel.htm - HM Revenue and Customs guide for Volunteer Drivers
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/mileage/volunteer-drivers.htm - The Running Sport website, created by Sport England, offers downloadable resources for volunteer managers and volunteers, including information on taxation and sport.
http://www.runningsports.org/ - Directgov website
Government website containing information about volunteering, including a page about state benefits
http://www.direct.gov.uk/ - Jobcentre Plus website
Explains some of the rules on volunteering and benefits
http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk - Jobcentre Plus List of Regional External Relations Managers
If individuals or Volunteer Centres have any issues regarding benefits claims whilst volunteering, they should try to resolve them with the local Jobcentre Plus in the first instance. If this does not resolve the situation, then either the individual or the Volunteer Centre can contact their regional External Relations Manager. Contact details for External Relations Managers can be found on the Jobcentre Plus website:
http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
Publications
Free government guidance leaflets on benefits
