Where your money goes
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£5 will ensure that a housebound or hospitalised person receives a one hour friendship visit.
£20 would contribute towards an emergency grant to provide essentials like food, fuel, clothing or bedding to an ex-Service person struggling to survive.
£30 could help towards providing skilled advice and an hour's representative for a person at a Disability Allowance or War/Disablement Pension tribunal.
£75 could help towards providing a fresh start for an ex-Service man or woman, with a place on a vocational assessment course which can help them adjust to life outside the Services and introduce them to new civilian skills
£250 could buy an emergency lifeline alarm for an elderly person.
£800 could provide a severely disabled person and their carer with a much needed welfare break.
No gift is too small. Whatever you give will help us carry on with our work. Follow this link to find out how to donate.
2008 Poppy Appeal figures
The following piecharts show how The Royal British Legion's income was raised and how the money was spent, in the 2008 accounting year (1 October 2007 to 30 September 2008).
| How the money was raised | Total £104.1m | ||
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Appeals | £29.3m | |
| Donations & legacies | £24.6m | ||
| Events, lotteries & trading | £12.1m | ||
| Fees for Care Services | £11.0m | ||
| Grants to fund Welfare Services | £7.6m | ||
| Affiliation fees | £5.5m | ||
| Other charitable services | £2.0m | ||
| Asset sales & investment return | £12.0m |
| How the money was spent | Total £101.2m | ||
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Care Services | £18.4m | |
| Community Welfare Services | £41.6m | ||
| Membership Services | £8.6m | ||
| Communication & campaigning | £4.2m | ||
| Remembrance & ceremonial | £3.2m | ||
| Funds generation | £23.9m | ||
| Corporate Governance | £1.3m | ||
