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On the annual sales limit on the People’s Postcode Lottery, the Minister says that he wants to have some evidence on why an additional increase is necessary. Since the advent of the pandemic, funding and fundraising have come under increasing pressure, and that has led to charities in my constituency closing. Saje Scotland, a domestic violence charity, was unable to access funding, so the evidence of the need is there for everyone to see. Will he at least consider an additional uplift to the annual sales limit in the interim, so that charities can access meaningful funding and are not forced to close down because of a lack thereof?
On the annual sales limit on the People’s Postcode Lottery, the Minister says that he wants to have some evidence on why an additional increase is necessary. Since the advent of the pandemic, funding and fundraising have come under increasing pressure, and that has led to charities in my constituency closing. Saje Scotland, a domestic violence charity, was unable to access funding, so the evidence of the need is there for everyone to see. Will he at least consider an additional uplift to the annual sales limit in the interim, so that charities can access meaningful funding and are not forced to close down because of a lack thereof?
I think it is important to put it on record that almost every other society lottery is nowhere near those limits, but I do recognise that it may be getting tight for some of the individual trusts in the People’s Postcode Lottery. We have been speaking to the Gambling Commission to see what else it can do by using some of the other trusts at its disposal to increase that funding, but I take on board the points the hon. Member made.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the amount of funding generated by society lotteries for charities and causes in each parliamentary constituency in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the amount of funding generated by society lotteries for charities and causes in each parliamentary constituency in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
Society lotteries are an important fundraising tool for many charities and other good causes throughout the country. They are regulated as a gambling product, and require a licence from the Gambling Commission in order to operate. The Gambling Commission does not collect data on the location of beneficiaries of grant funding, so it is not possible to estimate the amount of funding generated in each parliamentary constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the amount of funding generated by society lotteries for charities and causes in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022 in (i) total, (ii) England; (iii) Scotland and (iv) Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the amount of funding generated by society lotteries for charities and causes in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022 in (i) total, (ii) England; (iii) Scotland and (iv) Wales.
The Government recognises the importance of society lotteries as a fundraising tool for charities and other organisations. Society lotteries are a vital source of funds for these organisations, raising around £400 million a year.
In 2020, we legislated to raise the annual sales limit for large society lotteries from £10 million to £50 million. Each organisation with a society lottery licence is therefore able to sell up to £50 million of tickets per year. Most society lottery operators have sales well within this annual limit, meaning there is plenty of scope for them to continue to grow.
I have received representations about society lottery limits from a range of stakeholders, including society lottery operators, charities and National Lottery stakeholders.
We continue to keep society lottery sales and prize limits under review with the Gambling Commission.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of changes to lottery sales and prize limits on donations to (a) charities and (b) other good causes in the period since March 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of changes to lottery sales and prize limits on donations to (a) charities and (b) other good causes in the period since March 2022.
The Government recognises the importance of society lotteries as a fundraising tool for charities and other organisations. Society lotteries are a vital source of funds for these organisations, raising around £400 million a year.
In 2020, we legislated to raise the annual sales limit for large society lotteries from £10 million to £50 million. Each organisation with a society lottery licence is therefore able to sell up to £50 million of tickets per year. Most society lottery operators have sales well within this annual limit, meaning there is plenty of scope for them to continue to grow.
I have received representations about society lottery limits from a range of stakeholders, including society lottery operators, charities and National Lottery stakeholders.
We continue to keep society lottery sales and prize limits under review with the Gambling Commission.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken to help increase funding for (a) charities and (b) other good causes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken to help increase funding for (a) charities and (b) other good causes.
The Government is committed to supporting the charitable sector.
As announced in the Spring Budget, the government will provide over £100 million of support for charities and community organisations. This will be targeted towards those organisations most at risk from cost of living pressures, due to increased demand and higher delivery costs, as well as providing investment in energy efficiency.
This comes on top of existing commitments. Over this Spending Review Period, more than £500 million will be invested in delivering the National Youth Guarantee, a government commitment that by 2025, every young person will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer.
Furthermore, in March, the government announced a new allocation of £76 million from the Dormant Assets Scheme to help tackle the impacts of rising costs of living on vulnerable households and the civil society sector in England.