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The National Lottery has raised over £49 billion for good causes since 1994. In the last five years, over £6 billion of funding and 120,000 grants were delivered by distributor bodies.<\/p>
The National Lottery grants database which details the allocations made, is publically available at https://nationallottery.dcms.gov.uk/charts<\/a>.<\/p> Data regarding society lottery good causes funding is updated annually by the Gambling Commission. In 2022/23, society lotteries raised £421.72 million for good causes.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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