Review of Lotto's Good Causes fund launched amid 'lack of clarity'

Andrew Algeo, CEO of the National Lottery, at the  launch of the Good Causes fund last May with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath. Picture: Maxwells

A public consultation into the future of the National Lottery’s ‘Good Causes’ fund has been launched, amid the “frustration” felt by many charities regarding the difficulties they face when attempting to access this funding.

The options on the table include a new governance system to oversee how this funding is allocated or creating an “open call” through which any charity can apply for funding, such as what’s used in Britain.