National Lottery Distribution Fund

(asked on 14th May 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 29 April 2021 to Question 188088, how much good cause income was generated through National Lottery sales and placed into the National Lottery Distribution Fund in each year since 1994.


Answered by
John Whittingdale Portrait
John Whittingdale
This question was answered on 21st May 2021

Proceeds from the National Lottery due to the National Lottery Distribution Fund (NLDF) from the operator are calculated as set out in the terms of the third National Lottery Licence. Total annual National Lottery good cause income since 1994, is shown in the table below.

Total NLDF income is set out in the table below. In addition to income received through sales, good cause income received into the NLDF also includes unclaimed prizes and investment income, amongst other additions, although sales income makes up c 92% of the total. More detailed information is available in the National Lottery Distribution Fund Annual Report.

Year

Total Returns to Good Causes (£m)

1994/95

£299*

1995/96

£1,536

1996/97

£1,588

1997/98

£1,952

1998/99

£1,919

1999/00

£1,766

2000/01

£1,773

2001/02

£1,842

2002/03

£1,592

2003/04

£1,394

2004/05

£1,475

2005/06

£1,500

2006/07

£1,296

2007/08

£1,301

2008/09

£1,316

2009/10

£1,496

2010/11

£1,569

2011/12

£1,693

2012/13

£1,936

2013/14

£1,700

2014/15

£1,963

2015/16

£1,934

2016/17

£1,638

2017/18

£1,644

2018/19

£1,615

2019/20

£1,801

* As the Lottery began in November 1994, data from 1994/1995 is only for a partial year.

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