Sadiq Khan tests out new contactless donation point Pic: Mayor of London
Londoners will now be able to donate to tackle the capitals homeless crisis with the tap of a card after mayor Sadiq Khan unveiled a new contactless donation point on the window of City Hall.
The wall tap donation point run by the charity TAP London, with the support of the mayor, has been set up with the London Homeless Charity group, a coalition of charities that work with people in need across the capital.
This is the first scheme of its kind to be introduced across London which involves a new technology allowing donations to be made through secure contactless payments. City hall is one of eight donation points set up in south east London and the scheme has a total of 91 “TAP” points across the Capital.
TAP London is a non-profit organisation which aims to tackle homelessness by improving the lives of Londoners through the use of contactless technology. The public can donate a fixed amount of three pounds with each touch of their contactless card onto the reader.
Currently TAP London has over 1000 taps from their various donation points raising £3,402 which is to be divided equally between the 22 charities in association with the London Homeless Charity group.
Explaining the reasoning being these contactless donation points Polly Gilbert, the co-founder of TAP said: “Our pockets are getting lighter. Many of us just don’t carry change anymore. So we have to act quickly in creating new ways for people to give to those in need.”
Sadiq Khan at the unveiling of Tap to Donate at city hall
Pic:MAYOR OF LODON
During the launch at City Hall Sadiq Khan encouraged Londoners to donate to the campaign in addition to encouraging people to notify outreach services.
Using the app Streetlink who send details rough sleepers such as their location, when they were seen there and any visual description which are passed on to the relevant local authorities who will then find it easier to locate London’s rough sleepers.
