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The Health Lottery Foundation

£512,740 to 29 organisations supporting adults across Britain

The Health Lottery Foundation is delighted to announce the results of its second open application funding round, held early in April 2026.
Dreams Come True in the Wirral thanks to players of The Health Lottery

A joyful and motivating visit to see funds in action.

St John Ambulance receives The Health Lottery Foundation's largest single grant to date

First aid and healthcare charity to deliver essential first aid initiative targeted at young people across the East Midlands for the first time

A welcome £10,000 kick-off!

Bloomsbury Football Foundation kitted up by your play...

The ten grassroots projects each getting a £1,000 grant thanks to players of The Health Lottery

Smaller local health projects making a big difference all over Britain!

£1.5M awarded to health and wellbeing charities thanks to Health Lottery Players

Thanks to players of The Health Lottery, £1.5 million was distributed to health and wellbeing charities and community organisations across Great Britain in 2025.

Thanks to players of The Health Lottery £75,000 has been awarded to Beauty Banks

We went to see the incredible work of the national charity Beauty Banks on a recent visit in Scotland after the organisation was awarded £75,000 by The Health Lottery Foundation.

£75,000 awarded to Crisis to support people experiencing homelessness

Thanks to players of The Health Lottery, £75,000 has been awarded byThe Health Lottery Foundation to support the work of Crisis

Charities receive £300,000 this Christmas thanks to players of The Health Lottery

Four national charities will each receive £75,000 to make a difference this Christmas.

The Health Lottery operates on behalf of The Health Lottery Foundation, PO BOX 8109, Daventry, NN11 1JA. Promoter: Delva Patman.

The Health Lottery is here to help — if you have any questions or need assistance, please visit our Contact Us page to get in touch with
our Customer Support Team.

The Health Lottery Foundation exists to raise funds in support of health-related causes throughout Great Britain. It receives and assesses grant applications and awards funding across GB. For information on good causes and to apply for a grant click HERE. 20% of every lottery draw ticket and online scratchcard purchased goes towards good causes. Across all games, 34% is spent on prizes and 46% is spent on expenses (actual expenses exceed this figure). Our average annual proceeds from lotteries are £14.5m. 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. The Health Lottery Foundation is licensed by the Gambling Commission.