People's Postcode Lottery

Carers Trust is delighted to have the support of the players of People’s Postcode Lottery. Since 2017, players of People’s Postcode Lottery have raised over £3,800,000 through the Postcode Care Trust to provide vital support to unpaid carers.

This invaluable support will transform the help we can offer unpaid carers and enable us to kick-start vital projects:

Young Carers Futures

Thanks to support from players, Carers Trust was able to launch a new pilot internship programme for young adult carers. 13 young adult carers across the UK were employed for 12 weeks in a range of different paid roles; including Policy & External Affairs, Fundraising, Grants & Programmes, Communications, and Young & Young Adult Carers. This was designed to help young adult carers understand the workplace, gain experience and skills, and connect with our partners such as People’s Postcode Lottery, as well as other employers on a range of skills development opportunities.

Volunteers from People’s Postcode Lottery delivered workshops to the Interns, supporting in their development.

Since completing their internships, our Interns have gone on to secure employment and freelance work, continued with their education, and started volunteering with other charities.

Employability Grants

Thanks to support from the players of People's Postcode Lottery, Carers Trust has been able to award young carer grants to Blackpool Carers Centre and Fife Young Carers to expand their current employment support to young adult carers. The grants will also support Blackpool Carers Centre and Fife Young Carers to develop partnerships with local employer partners and influence them to change the way carers are recruited and supported in work.

Responding to news of the award, Samantha Howard Young Carers Development Worker at Blackpool Carers said:

“We know that it’s incredibly hard for any young person to move on from school into employment, further education and training. For young adult carers it’s doubly hard, because they have to balance the it with the extra responsibilities of their caring role. This is why we are so excited about being awarded this grant which means we can expand our support for young adult carers in Blackpool. We are really looking forward to getting started and building partnerships with employers and helping them develop more inclusive employment policies for young adult carers.”

Celebrating the players of People's Postcode Lottery support

Danyl Johnson talking to an older woman who is seated in a chair

"We are thrilled to be supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. Three in five of us will become carers and anyone can become a carer at any point in their lives. It’s therefore vital that help and support are available when it is most needed.”

Svetlana Kirov, Executive Director of Fundraising, Carers Trust

Three people in chairs talking to Danyl Johnson, more people in background

“Carers Trust provides vital support to carers and allows them respite in a role that can often be very lonely. I am delighted that funding raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery is enabling Carers Trust to continue to offer this fantastic service.”

Laura Chow, Head of Charities at People’s Postcode Lottery

Information about People’s Postcode Lottery

  • People’s Postcode Lottery manages lotteries on behalf of 20 Postcode Trusts.  People play with their chosen postcodes for a chance to win cash prizes. A minimum of 33% from each subscription goes directly to charities and good causes in Britain and internationally. Players have raised more than £750 million so far. For details of the charities and good causes which are promoting and benefitting from the lottery draws, please visit www.postcodelottery.co.uk/good-causes/draw-calendar.
  • It costs £10 a month to play and winning postcodes are announced every day. The maximum amount a single ticket can win is 10% of the draw proceeds. For details, please visit www.postcodelottery.co.uk/prizes.
  • New players can sign up to pay using direct debit by calling 0808 10 9 8 7 6 5. New players who sign up online at www.postcodelottery.co.uk can pay using direct debit, debit card or PayPal.
  • People's Postcode Lottery Limited is regulated by the Gambling Commission under licence numbers: 000-000829-N-102511 and 000-000829-R-102513. Registered office: 2nd Floor, 31 Chertsey Street, Guildford, Surrey, England, GU1 4H.
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