A third of Britons have helped refugees in some way, poll finds

Survey finds 31% of British population have given donations in money or kind, and 1.8m households have offered to house refugees in their homes

Almost a third of people in Britain have personally backed the refugee relief effort in the last month, according to a new opinion poll on the crisis.

The Populus survey for the Charities Aid Foundation shows that more than six million people – 12% of the population – have given money to a refugee charity appeal, 10% have donated food, clothes or other goods, while a further 9% have either volunteered their time or backed social media campaigns supporting refugees.

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from Voluntary Sector Network | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1LxsCcY