Give help with one thing one person needs
Each case is one item or cost for one person, from £30 to £500. A charity, council, school, housing association or NHS team that already works with them checks it first. You choose a case and tell us. Then you pay the sponsor or the shop for the item, never the person.
Cases
Example case
Brushes, rollers and paint to start decorating work
£209.95
Not checked: shown as an example
Read about this caseAn illustration of how a case looks. It can't be funded.
Sample listing
A school bag and shoes for starting secondary school
£86.00
Would be checked by their school
Read about this caseA made-up sample showing the kind of need a sponsor could list. It can't be funded.
Sample listing
Train fares to hospital appointments for a month
£120.00
Would be checked by a health charity
Read about this caseA made-up sample showing the kind of need a sponsor could list. It can't be funded.
Sample listing
A cooker for a first flat
£289.00
Would be checked by a housing association
Read about this caseA made-up sample showing the kind of need a sponsor could list. It can't be funded.
We're starting with a small pilot
Giving121 is in a small pilot. We're signing up the first sponsors now, and we check each case before it goes up. That's why there's only an example and some samples here today.
Leave your name and email and we'll tell you when new cases are listed. Nothing to pay, and you can ask us to stop at any time.
Tell me when new cases are listed
We'll only use your email to tell you about new cases.
How cases are checked
1
A sponsor confirms the need
Every live case comes from a charity, council, school, housing association or NHS team that already works with the person. They confirm the item and the price.
2
We check the sponsor
Once, before their first case. We look the organisation up on the Charity Commission, Companies House or gov.uk, then call its main number.
3
Proof after funding
The sponsor sends a receipt or a photo of the item once the person has it. We pass it on to the giver.
Questions givers ask
What can I fund?
One item or cost for one person, from £30 to £500. Things like work tools, a school bag, a cooker or train fares. Each case has a price link or a quote. We don't list cash, debts or rent arrears.
How are cases checked?
A sponsor that already works with the person confirms the need and the price. We check each sponsor organisation once, with a register lookup and a call to its main number.
What happens when I choose a case?
You fill in a short form. You don't pay anything at that stage. We reply within 1 working day and put you in touch with the sponsor by email. You pay the sponsor or the shop, and the sponsor sends a receipt once the person has the item.
Does my money go to the person?
No. You pay the sponsor organisation or the shop for the item on the listing. It never goes to the person as cash, and Giving121 never holds it.
Can several people fund one case?
Not during the pilot. One giver funds the whole case, so a case is either open or funded.
What if the item can't be delivered?
You get your money back (from the sponsor, or the shop if you paid it), or with your OK it goes to the same person's next listed need.