UK Government urged to remove limit on funds raised for good
causes.
Social Justice Secretary has written to
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to urge the UK Government to
remove the cap on charity lottery sales.
Charity lotteries raise money for local, national and
international good causes through their ticket sales. However,
the current sales cap means that charities can raise no more than
£50m for these causes per year.
Ms Somerville said:
“As the difficult economic climate has made it harder for
charities to raise funds, while also increasing the need of the
communities they serve, the cap on charity lottery sales is only
serving to restrict the positive impact they could have in
raising money for good causes.
“The UK Government should undertake a review of the cap and
consider the huge difference that lifting it could bring to lives
and communities across the country.”
People's Postcode Lottery Managing Director, Clara Govier, said:
“The charity lottery sales limits are causing increasing
difficulties for charity fundraising at a time when charities
need these vital funds to respond to the impact of the
cost-of-living crisis.
“Charity lotteries exist to benefit society, yet have sales
limits in place which do not apply to any other type of gambling
product, and ultimately make raising funds for charity more
difficult.
“Removing them would cost the Treasury nothing but benefit many
charities. We welcome the Scottish Government's call for these
outdated sales limits to be removed, and urge the UK Government
to take action.”
Background
The full text of the Social Justice Secretary's letter: Charity lottery sales
limits: Letter to UK Government - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
