National Lottery generates record amount for good causes

The National Lottery generated an 'all-time high' of £1,807m for good causes from ticket sales in 2022/23, lottery operator Camelot has announced.

This is £6.2m higher than in the previous year (2021/22) and comes on the back of annual ticket sales of £8.19bn, the second highest since the Lottery began in 1994.

The figure represents an average of £36m a week raised for projects and communities across the UK – a proportion of which goes to arts, culture and heritage projects. 

Camelot Co-CEOs, Clare Swindell and Neil Brocklehurst, said the amount raised for good causes showed "that The National Lottery is delivering for players and society in what are very challenging times".

Robert Chvátal, CEO of Allwyn, the multi-national lottery operator that owns Camelot, added: “This past year’s performance demonstrates the core strengths of The National Lottery in consistently delivering for good causes, even in an environment where consumer spending is under pressure."