Health & Wellbeing Community & Social Justice 2026
The Health Lottery Foundation

Year 1 Impact Report 2026

The Health Lottery Foundation was established in January 2025 to receive and award grant funding raised through The Health Lottery, directing 20% of every ticket sale to health-related causes across Great Britain. In its first year, £200,000 was awarded in a closed first round to 12 charities including FoodCycle, Support Dogs, Student Minds and The Brain Charity. The Foundation targets health inequalities — people in deprived areas die up to 13 years younger in Scotland and nine years in England than those in wealthier areas. A second open grant round is planned for mid-2026.

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Grant-making for health and wellbeing projects across Great Britain (six themes); first round closed process (12 charities selected); second round open applications planned mid-2026; small community projects through to larger organisations eligible; lottery operation (draw tickets, online scratchcards — 20% to good causes, 34% prizes, 46% expenses); promotion of health causes and wellbeing stories Custom geography from upload: Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)

📊Key Metrics

£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 Key Metric 1
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 Key Metric 2
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 Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 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
  • People in England's most disadvantaged areas die on average nine years younger than those in wealthiest areas; in Scotland the gap is 13 years; Foundation targets this inequality; Promoter: Delva Patman, Chief Executive
  • PDF report blocked (403); data from charity website, Charity Times and Health Lottery website; licensed by Gambling Commission; full charitable status — receives grant applications and awards funding; second year grant round notifications expected July 2026; PO BOX 8109, Daventry, NN11 1JA

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