Posts In Health disparity

Four people stand in front of a brick wall. They are smiling.

Project update

A visit to Crisis in Tower Hamlets, London

A tour of the London Skylight Centre to learn more about the impact of the £75K grant we awarded last year. Thanks to players of The Health Lottery this money has been used to strengthen Crisis’ frontline services in London.

4 girls in football kit sit on the floor at Bloomsbury Football Foundation

Young people

Visiting Bloomsbury Football Foundation

Bloomsbury Football Foundation currently supports over 2,200 girls per week – making the organisation the largest provider of girls’ football in the UK, and by far the largest with a charitable mission that also offers financial support to players.

A woman holds a gift bearing the words Beauty Banks

Health disparity

Taking part in the Beauty Banks Wrapping Day

We took part in wrapping thousands of donated gifts. 96 volunteers gift wrapped more than 3,500 donated beauty and hygiene gifts to be distributed across the UK later this week.

Funding information

A surprise for 4 charities – a £75K donation to each

Beauty Banks, Crisis, Dreams Come True and FoodCycle all work to improve wellbeing. In different ways they offer support and dignity to people who find themselves – through no fault of their own – in tough situations.

An image of 5 people in a kitchen. They are smiling wearing FoodCycle aprons

Health disparity

Volunteering to make food and friendships – FoodCycle

National Volunteer Week (2 June – 6 June) is a big deal for most charities. We were delighted to visit FoodCycle in Peckham on 4 June to see for ourselves how the organisation works.

Adult volunteers serve 2 young people food

Project update

Reducing school holiday hunger – Feeding Britain

Over the Easter holidays, many food clubs in the Feeding Britain network ran activity and food programmes to make sure children didn’t go hungry when their school was closed. The Health Lottery Foundation have donated £20,000 to Feeding Britain to allow them to support more families over the school holidays later this year.

A woman and a child working with Phab hug. They are outside. They are laughing.

Funding information

£200K of support to 12 charities to improve health & wellbeing

We are delighted to announce the first 12 charities to benefit from grant funding in 2025. Thanks to players of The Health Lottery, £200,000 will now be distributed to make a tangible difference to health and wellbeing across Britain.

A image of the video - Assume that I can so maybe I will. With people in the background.

Disability inequity

How to smash stereotypes on World Down Syndrome Day

World Down Syndrome Day is every year in March. It’s an opportunity to smash stereotypes and showcase projects that have worked hard to challenge misconceptions about Down Syndrome. There are hundreds of amazing organisations around the world on a mission to make change.

Health disparity

Lifestyle matters more than genes, says new study

Research from Oxford Population Health, published in Nature Medicine, reveals that factors like smoking, physical activity, and socioeconomic conditions have a far greater impact on ageing and premature death than genetics.