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National Lottery Good Causes
British people have been
playing
the
National
Lottery since 1994, when
Camelot was granted the
license to operate it. Since
the
first
draw
on
television 20 years ago,
the National Lottery has
been offering British
residents the chance to
win life-changing sums of
money through games
such as the lotto, EuroMillions, Thunderball, lotto HotPicks and Instants. In fact,
since 1994 the National Lottery has made 3,700 lucky winners millionaires and
given away £53 billion in prizes.
But it’s not just the people that have been lucky enough to win it big that will be
celebrating the National Lottery’s 20th anniversary this year. Each week National
Lottery ticket sales raise £33 million totaling £32 billion over the last 20 years,
and this money goes towards projects all over the UK. So to celebrate 20 years of
the National Lottery, Camelot is raising awareness of exactly how and where this
money’s been spent through two campaigns, ‘Life Changing’ and ‘Just Imagine’.
Whilst the former celebrates exactly how this money has changed people’s lives,
the latter asks us to consider life without the National Lottery, and thus without
the £32 billion that has helped fund everything from our Olympic athletes to
National monuments.
A recent infographic from World Lottery Club gives us just a glimpse of how
diversely this money has been spent, from the funding of 12,700 after school
clubs to £43.5 million for the National Cycle Network. But how exactly is all the
money divided? What goes where? And who distributes what? We take a look at
the breakdown of National Lottery funding through their Good Causes.
Good Causes receives 28% of the total money spent on the purchase of National
Lottery games. This money is divided between the seven categories below, and
allocated to projects and charities by the twelve National Lottery distribution
bodies using their expert knowledge within each sector.
Sport 20%
Sport England, Sport Northern Ireland, Sport Wales, sportscotland and UK Sport
are the four National Lottery distributors in charge of allocating the 20% of Good
Causes funding designated for UK sports. National Lottery funding helps a
variety of sports, from funding elite athletes for the Olympic and Paralympic
Games to improving and creating local sports facilities from recreation grounds
to cricket clubs and sports centres. Over 1300 elite athletes have been supported
by National Lottery funding, including six-time Olympic gold medal winner Sir
Chris Hoy.
Arts 20%
The Arts Council England, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Arts Council Wales,
BFI and Creative Scotland all help to allocate funding for British arts, from
funding amateur theatre groups to Oscar winning films, after school music clubs
and art galleries. Thanks to National Lottery funding, UK residents have more
opportunities to get involved with the arts, with £42 million invested into music
projects, £431 million awarded to the British film industry and 40 UK towns each
receiving £1 million to fund their theatres. The National Lottery also contributed
£31 million to the Victoria and Albert Museum for the seven year project of ten
new Medieval and Renaissance galleries. The finished project has seen a 30%
increase in visitor numbers, and the conservation efforts ensure that the
collection is safeguarded for future generations.
Heritage 20%
The Heritage Lottery fund ensures that existing museums and historic buildings
are maintained and improved whilst also offering funding to new projects to
ensure the country’s history and heritage is kept alive. To date, the HLF has
awarded over £6 billion to 37,000 UK projects including The Giants Causeway
World Heritage Site, Kew Palace in Kew Gardens and The Mary Rose Museum.
These heritage projects have led to the creation of 30,000 jobs in heritage
tourism and the fund has also helped train 4,000 people to work in this sector.
Health, Education, Environment, Charity 40%
Health
The National Lottery has awarded funding to both national and local health
charities and in the last five years alone has been able to give £1.4 billion to UK
health projects. Grants have been awarded to cancer support charities, mental
health charities, The Samaritans and projects supporting those with hearing
difficulties. Funding has also supported projects for healthy eating, supporting
people with disabilities and children’s hospices.
Education
National Lottery funding has enabled communities to learn new skills, enjoy new
experiences and better themselves through employment. So far, funding has
created 12,700 after school clubs, awarded 1,500 grants for people to do IT and
computer skills courses and invested £378 million into projects tackling
unemployment. These education projects give support and confidence to a
variety of individuals including those with disabilities, those living in deprived
areas and people living in isolation.
Environment
Funding has been awarded to projects, trusts and charities throughout the UK to
ensure the preservation of our wildlife and green spaces. In addition to this,
communities have been able to use grants to fund recycling projects, create cycle
paths for safe environmentally friendly travel, encourage home grown produce
and raise awareness about the local environment. Funding has so far helped to
improve 700 parks and green spaces across the UK and preserve 70,500 hectares
of wildlife habitats.
Charity
Lottery funding is awarded to charities across all the above sectors, but this area
specifically is for funding to help and support vulnerable people in the UK. This
includes charities tackling poverty, abuse, isolation, homelessness,
unemployment and social problems. Home-Start is just one National charity that
is supported by the Big Lottery Fund. The project helps to support parents build
a better life for their children through one on one home visits as well as social
events. Over the last 20 years, £223 million has been given to 1,714
organisations that support those at risk of homelessness and £526 million has
been invested in the over 60’s in the last 5 years to help them improve their
quality of life by learning new skills, overcoming isolation and improving their
wellbeing and health.
All of these fantastic projects and causes have been made possible through the
purchase of lottery tickets, and if this much can be achieved in 20 years, think
what the next 20 will bring!
Thank you National Lottery!
British people have been
playing
the
National
Lottery since 1994, when
Camelot was granted the
license to operate it. Since
the
first
draw
on
television 20 years ago,
the National Lottery has
been offering British
residents the chance to
win life-changing sums of
money through games
such as the lotto, EuroMillions, Thunderball, lotto HotPicks and Instants. In fact,
since 1994 the National Lottery has made 3,700 lucky winners millionaires and
given away £53 billion in prizes.
But it’s not just the people that have been lucky enough to win it big that will be
celebrating the National Lottery’s 20th anniversary this year. Each week National
Lottery ticket sales raise £33 million totaling £32 billion over the last 20 years,
and this money goes towards projects all over the UK. So to celebrate 20 years of
the National Lottery, Camelot is raising awareness of exactly how and where this
money’s been spent through two campaigns, ‘Life Changing’ and ‘Just Imagine’.
Whilst the former celebrates exactly how this money has changed people’s lives,
the latter asks us to consider life without the National Lottery, and thus without
the £32 billion that has helped fund everything from our Olympic athletes to
National monuments.
A recent infographic from World Lottery Club gives us just a glimpse of how
diversely this money has been spent, from the funding of 12,700 after school
clubs to £43.5 million for the National Cycle Network. But how exactly is all the
money divided? What goes where? And who distributes what? We take a look at
the breakdown of National Lottery funding through their Good Causes.
Good Causes receives 28% of the total money spent on the purchase of National
Lottery games. This money is divided between the seven categories below, and
allocated to projects and charities by the twelve National Lottery distribution
bodies using their expert knowledge within each sector.
Sport 20%
Sport England, Sport Northern Ireland, Sport Wales, sportscotland and UK Sport
are the four National Lottery distributors in charge of allocating the 20% of Good
Causes funding designated for UK sports. National Lottery funding helps a
variety of sports, from funding elite athletes for the Olympic and Paralympic
Games to improving and creating local sports facilities from recreation grounds
to cricket clubs and sports centres. Over 1300 elite athletes have been supported
by National Lottery funding, including six-time Olympic gold medal winner Sir
Chris Hoy.
Arts 20%
The Arts Council England, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Arts Council Wales,
BFI and Creative Scotland all help to allocate funding for British arts, from
funding amateur theatre groups to Oscar winning films, after school music clubs
and art galleries. Thanks to National Lottery funding, UK residents have more
opportunities to get involved with the arts, with £42 million invested into music
projects, £431 million awarded to the British film industry and 40 UK towns each
receiving £1 million to fund their theatres. The National Lottery also contributed
£31 million to the Victoria and Albert Museum for the seven year project of ten
new Medieval and Renaissance galleries. The finished project has seen a 30%
increase in visitor numbers, and the conservation efforts ensure that the
collection is safeguarded for future generations.
Heritage 20%
The Heritage Lottery fund ensures that existing museums and historic buildings
are maintained and improved whilst also offering funding to new projects to
ensure the country’s history and heritage is kept alive. To date, the HLF has
awarded over £6 billion to 37,000 UK projects including The Giants Causeway
World Heritage Site, Kew Palace in Kew Gardens and The Mary Rose Museum.
These heritage projects have led to the creation of 30,000 jobs in heritage
tourism and the fund has also helped train 4,000 people to work in this sector.
Health, Education, Environment, Charity 40%
Health
The National Lottery has awarded funding to both national and local health
charities and in the last five years alone has been able to give £1.4 billion to UK
health projects. Grants have been awarded to cancer support charities, mental
health charities, The Samaritans and projects supporting those with hearing
difficulties. Funding has also supported projects for healthy eating, supporting
people with disabilities and children’s hospices.
Education
National Lottery funding has enabled communities to learn new skills, enjoy new
experiences and better themselves through employment. So far, funding has
created 12,700 after school clubs, awarded 1,500 grants for people to do IT and
computer skills courses and invested £378 million into projects tackling
unemployment. These education projects give support and confidence to a
variety of individuals including those with disabilities, those living in deprived
areas and people living in isolation.
Environment
Funding has been awarded to projects, trusts and charities throughout the UK to
ensure the preservation of our wildlife and green spaces. In addition to this,
communities have been able to use grants to fund recycling projects, create cycle
paths for safe environmentally friendly travel, encourage home grown produce
and raise awareness about the local environment. Funding has so far helped to
improve 700 parks and green spaces across the UK and preserve 70,500 hectares
of wildlife habitats.
Charity
Lottery funding is awarded to charities across all the above sectors, but this area
specifically is for funding to help and support vulnerable people in the UK. This
includes charities tackling poverty, abuse, isolation, homelessness,
unemployment and social problems. Home-Start is just one National charity that
is supported by the Big Lottery Fund. The project helps to support parents build
a better life for their children through one on one home visits as well as social
events. Over the last 20 years, £223 million has been given to 1,714
organisations that support those at risk of homelessness and £526 million has
been invested in the over 60’s in the last 5 years to help them improve their
quality of life by learning new skills, overcoming isolation and improving their
wellbeing and health.
All of these fantastic projects and causes have been made possible through the
purchase of lottery tickets, and if this much can be achieved in 20 years, think
what the next 20 will bring!
Thank you National Lottery!
