Find below a list of facts and figures showing how National Lottery funding has helped good causes:
Over £3 billion of National Lottery funding has been invested in sport across the UK.
The Eden Project in Cornwall was built using £59 million of National Lottery funding - the project has generated £500 million for Cornwall's tourist industry.
£258 million of National Lottery funding has been invested into village and community centres across the UK.
Nearly half a billion of Lottery funding has helped create a new wave of science and environment visitor centres, from the Eden Project in Cornwall, to Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh, and W5 in Belfast.
A total of 287 Olympic and Paralympic medals have been won by athletes funded by the Lottery.
Over £10 billion of National Lottery funding has gone to projects that benefit children and young people.
The UK National Lottery returns a higher proportion of Lottery revenue back to society than any other Lottery operator in the world.
The Great Court at the British Museum has increased space at the Museum by 40%. This massive project was supported with over £45million pounds worth of National Lottery funding.
