Do I have to tell Stewardship if my circumstances change?

Yes. We assess whether your Christian work or preparation for ministry is charitable and calculate the amount of charitable funds you can receive from us based on the information you provided in your application. If something changes, you may no longer be eligible for a Partner Account for Individuals or the amount you can receive may change. Please contact us immediately to let us know of any changes. Depending on what has changed, we’ll advise you on what additional information we need.

Changes we need to know about are: if you change organisations or location, a change in role or number of hours hours, a significant increase in your income (or spouse's income), marital status, number of dependents, maternity leave, home leave or sabbatical, extended sick leave, or a significant change in your personal ministry expenses.

If your personal ministry expenses change, please update them using our online form here to ensure that the amount close relatives can give for your support is correct.

If you do not inform us of any significant changes and are no longer eligible to receive the funds you continue to receive, you may be required to pay them back to us. Gift Aid will be returned to HMRC and the gifts will be returned to the relevant Giving Accounts of the givers.