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Analysis: Is the rise in volunteering a triumph for the government?

Analysis: Is the rise in volunteering a triumph for the government?

Third Sector, 19 February 2013
Social action: but will the trend continue?

Social action: but will the trend continue?
Ministers have hailed the growth in the proportion of people volunteering, but some experts argue it could be just a 'blip'. Jenna Pudelek reports.

Figures from the new quarterly Community Life survey published last week by the Cabinet Office showed that the proportion of people in England volunteering at least once a year increased from 65 per cent to 71 per cent between 2011 and 2012.