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Bringing understanding to hidden impairments

Children with hidden impairments including autism and learning difficulties can be misunderstood - but at WHISH in Whitby, North Yorkshire, they can find a safe space.

Mind The Gap: Changing the tune for people struggling with mental health issues

Funds raised through The Health Lottery have helped founder Sue Tebble provide a safe studio space in Norwich where people can come to use music to recover from trauma. Making music, battling loneliness, and breaking the taboos around mental health issues are why Mind The Gap was set up. Everybody’s welcome here for tunes, tea and biscuits...

Sporting Elite - breaking down barriers.

How funds raised through The Health Lottery help Sporting Elite support kids and teenagers in Birmingham through their Better Me project.

We Are Music gives kids a chance to follow rock star dreams

We Are Music delivers much-needed music sessions in Harwich, Essex. But when funding was low, they feared they’d have to close – until they were awarded funds raised through The Health Lottery.

How IgniteYou is making dance accessible to all

“We’re really passionate about making dance accessible”. IgniteYou enables all ages with a range of abilities to improve their physical and mental health through dance, with funds raised through The Health Lottery.

How Take the Reins is building resilience and shaping young people’s futures

Take The Reins harnesses the power of horses to improve young people’s mental health and well-being. But none of this vital work would be possible without funding raised through The Health Lottery.

Helping people living with dementia to make Joyful Connections

An art and drama project bringing joy and support to dementia sufferers in the Home Counties using funds raised through The Health Lottery.

Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Young Carers

How money raised through The Health Lottery has funded a project to help Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Young Carers (GYGYC) support teenagers as they start college.

Empowering young carers in Wigan & Leigh

Wigan & Leigh Young Carers were awarded £39,542 raised through The Health Lottery, vital funds to support those with a lot of responsibility on their young shoulders.

The current society benefitting from funds raised is EWA Health CIC T/A HL East

The Health Lottery operates on behalf of 6 Community Interest Companies (CICs), managing 6 society lotteries that operate in 12 geographical regions across Great Britain. These exist to help tackle health inequalities in their respective areas. People’s Health Trust (PHT) is an independent charity that assesses grant applications and award funding across the 12 regions. Read about some of the good causes HERE. For information regarding all funded projects or to submit a grant application visit PHT HERE. 20.34% of every lottery draw ticket and online scratchcard purchased is donated to good causes. 36.02% is spent on prizes. 43.64% is spent expenses (actual expenses exceed this figure). Our average annual proceeds from lotteries are £12.5m. The odds of winning The Big Win jackpot are (1 in 2.1m) and the odds of winning any Big Win prize is (1 in 9.7). The odds of winning the All or Nothing jackpot is (1 in 1.35m) and the odds of winning any All or Nothing prize is (1 in 4.5). The odds of winning a QuickWin jackpot is (1 in 2.1m) and the odds of winning any QuickWin prize is (1 in 6). All winning lottery numbers are selected using an approved random number generator (RNG). Click on the links below for full T&Cs and FAQs for each of our games.

Please help us to support vital health causes in your community. Each of the 6 society lotteries is licensed by the Gambling Commission.