Lottery Funding

The National Lottery was introduced in 1994 to raise money for good causes.

You can access up to date information about projects and grants funded by visiting the National Lottery Website.

Out of every £1 spent on the National Lottery, around 28 pence goes to Good Causes:

• Prizes 50p
• Good causes 28p
• Treasury 12p
• Camelot (of which 0.5p is profit) 5p
• Retailers 5p.

In the last year, this 28 pence was distributed as follows:

• Health, Education, Community & Charity (the Big Lottery Fund) 50%
• Sport 17%
• Arts 17%
• Heritage 17%.

Over £18 billion has been raised for good causes to date, with over £28 million of this coming to South Tyneside, with projects such as the Millennium PHAB Club, Jarrow, and South Marine Park, South Shields, being amongst the largest of those benefiting this area. At the other end of the spectrum, but no less important, 60 South Tyneside Voluntary and Community Groups received Awards for All grants of up to £5,000 last year.

Contacts and Advice on Lottery Funding

For general advice on Lottery grants in South Tyneside, contact Linda Gilmour in the Regeneration Team (Enterprise and Regeneration, Regeneration and Resources, South Tyneside Council) on

regeneration@southtyneside.gov.uk

For specific advice on Awards for All, contact Annette Edmundson on the same e-mail address.