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Find volunteering opportunities, and volunteer rights, pay, expenses, age limits, criminal record checks.

• Find volunteer opportunities

  You can find volunteering opportunities on the: National Association for…

• Volunteers' rights

  You do not have a contract of employment as a volunteer, so you do not…

• When you can volunteer

  Age limits There’s no upper age limit on volunteering. Some organisations’…

• Pay and expenses

  You are not paid for your time as a volunteer, but you may get money to…

Nominate a group of volunteers for The King's Award for Voluntary Service including eligibility and supporting a nomination.

• Overview

  The King’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest award given to…

• How to make a nomination

  You can nominate a group for The King’s Award for Voluntary Service…

The role of voluntary organisations in preparing for, responding to and recovering from emergencies.

• Updated: 7 May 2014

What to do if you claim benefits and do voluntary work.

• Updated: 15 July 2019

Communities across the United Kingdom will benefit as 231 volunteer-led groups receive The King's Award for Voluntary Service - the highest accolade a voluntary group can receive in the UK, equivalent to an MBE.

• Updated: 14 November 2025

Information on how to stay safe and healthy during travel abroad.

• Updated: 12 June 2025

Guidance on the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Award.

• Updated: 21 December 2022

A guide to how the government is supporting VCSE organisations.

• Updated: 20 November 2025

Information about the help you can get to return home if you are a migrant with no legal status to remain in the UK or an asylum seeker.

• Updated: 17 March 2023

Apply for a Temporary Work - Charity Worker visa to do unpaid charity work - eligibility, documents, family members.