Exploring how the Charity Commission's public benefit requirement affects organisations supporting gender-diverse people.7 January 2026
UK charities must satisfy the Charity Commission that their work delivers genuine public benefit. This requirement sounds straightforward, yet it raises profound questions for organisations supporting gender-diverse people and their families.
The public benefit test has become increasingly scrutinised, particularly when charities work in contested areas of healthcare and social provision. Understanding how this framework operates, and where tensions emerge between legal requirements and lived experience, matters deeply for anyone involved in or relying on charitable support.
Read the full article to explore what public benefit means in practice, how it is assessed, and when well-intentioned safeguards risk becoming barriers to genuine care and support.