Targeted Levy on Online Gambling

I’m calling for the abolition of the two-child benefit cap because it’s holding too many families back. We live in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, yet far too many children are growing up in poverty.

That’s why I’ve joined over a hundred colleagues in writing to the Chancellor, proposing a targeted levy on online gambling to help fund action on child poverty.

The gambling industry is hugely profitable — it’s only fair that it contributes more to the society from which it profits.

You can read our letter to see why so many of us believe this change is urgently needed: