Updates

The Health Lottery Foundation updates

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Health disparity

Learning about vital support for farmers

We went to Winchester to join The Royal Countryside Fund’s 2026 Farm Support Groups Conference to hear more about the impact of our funding.

Funding information

£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.

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Young people

Young Responders knife crime workshop in Northampton

We went along to the YMCA in Northampton to see the impact of our funding in action

Project update

£199,800 in additional funding for six projects

This summer, thanks to players of The Health Lottery, we are investing money to give additional funding to six of the existing charities we work with.

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Project update

Developing student leaders from racialised backgrounds to tackle health inequalities

Student Minds outline the impact of a pilot programme to upskill students to improve their community’s wellbeing.

Two nurses change a bed. One wears blue one wears white.

Project update

Supporting patients to live well, die well and never alone

Tapping House, a hospice in Norfolk, outlines the impact of their Inpatient Unit, Hospice at Home and Rapid Response Service.

A female farmer gets a health check from a nurse

Project update

Health checks for farmers delivered when and where they need them

Royal Countryside Fund programme delivers 3,313 individual health checks through farm support groups.

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Funding information

£10,000 to Norfolk – ten excellent small organisations receive £1,000 grants

Following a nomination round focused on the Norfolk region – ten organisations have been selected at random to receive a grant of £1,000 through Community Choice.

Two people in a counselling session at The Brain Charity

Project update

Counselling to people in the North West with neurological conditions

£15,000 was donated in April 2025 to The Brain Charity, a charity that supports people with all forms of neurological conditions and their families, to lead healthier, happier lives.

Project update

CAST delivers AI capacity building sessions to charities

CAST offers support to UK charities, showing them how to make the fullest use of digital and AI technologies, to be as responsive and resilient as possible.