Lottery funding for voluntary and community sector protected
New policy direction will see funding focussed on projects that benefit people and local communities
The direction issued today by Tourism and Heritage Minister John Penrose, requires the (VCS) and follows the recent changes to .
鈥淧rotecting lottery funding for these types of projects is an important way of building and maintaining the kind of voluntary and community action that is an integral part of the ,鈥� said .
鈥淭he Big Lottery Fund have already done great work in raising the amount of money that goes to this particular sector and I hope that this will now increase even further.鈥�
While it is for , to decide which projects to fund, John Penrose has made clear he sees no reason why the direction should inhibit its ability to fund charities, voluntary groups, social enterprises, voluntary and community organisations working in consortia with local authorities, veterans, parish councils or community projects in schools.