National Zakat Foundation in the UK zakat income increased in 2023

RELIGIOUS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – The National Zakat Foundation has reported the highest income in its 11-year history, distributing over £5.5 million in 2022, up from £3.8m in 2021.

Its annual report said it helped support 17,000 Muslims in need in the UK, up from 11,100 the previous year, with applications from families rising due to the cost of living crisis and rising energy prices, alongside thousands of Muslim refugees and asylum seekers from Syria, Sudan, and Yemen.

Zakat is the giving that is required from all Muslims, as one of the five pillars of the faith. The NZF generates its own income and helps distribute zakat from other Muslim charities through its established processes.