£200,000 distributed in first round of grants to 12 charities across Great Britain (2025); average annual proceeds from lotteries £14.5m with 20% of every ticket going to good causes
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First 12 charities funded include: CAST, Farms for City Children, Feeding Britain, FoodCycle, Phab, Sport in Mind, Student Minds, Support Dogs, Tapping House, The Brain Charity, Forest of Avon, The Royal Countryside Fund
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Support Dogs received £15,000 to fund an instructor working with 10 dogs on Disability Assistance Programme; Health Lottery Foundation operating from January 2025 (previously The Health Lottery operated as main structure); six themes for future grant rounds covering health and wellbeing across Great Britain
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Health Lottery Foundation officially established January 2025 — previously The Health Lottery funded good causes directly; 12 inaugural grantees represent a diverse mix of health causes across disability, food poverty, mental health, animal-assisted therapy and outdoor learning