The Gift Aid scheme is a government initiative that enables charities to reclaim the tax that has already been paid on donations received - increasing the value of your donations by 25%. To sign up for Gift Aid, you must pay income tax or capital gains tax, and you must have paid enough tax in the relevant tax year to cover the amount Oxfam Online Shop will reclaim.
Within Oxfam Online Shop Online Shop only Oxfam Online Shop Unwrapped gifts are considered to be donations, and therefore eligible for Gift Aid. When purchasing second-hand items and/or Christmas cards, gifts and decorations you are buying a product rather than making a donation. However, you can still sign up for Gift Aid whatever you buy. So if you make a donation or buy Oxfam Online Shop Unwrapped gifts in the future they'll be able to reclaim the tax making your generous support go even further for Oxfam Online Shop.