Camelot UK Lotteries announced its best-ever returns to Good Causes from National Lottery ticket sales for the second consecutive year. This record amount was generated from sales of £8,090.7 million for the 2021/22 financial year (1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022).

Although this represents a decrease of £283.2 million on last year’s record sales of £8.3 billion, it is only the second time in The National Lottery’s history that ticket sales have broken the £8 billion mark.

Camelot Chairman, Sir Hugh Robertson, welcomed the results: “At a time when The National Lottery has faced uncertainty on a number of fronts, Camelot has once again raised a record amount for Good Causes from ticket sales, and has also ensured that a record-equalling £3.1 billion was once again generated for society through Good Causes, Lottery Duty and retailer commission at a time when other funding sources are being squeezed. An incredible £46 billion has now been raised for National Lottery Good Causes around 65% more than government expectations at launch.

With sales of over £8 billion for two years running, The National Lottery as a whole remains in fantastic shape – with sales of draw-based games continuing to be especially strong.”