Make a Difference Lottery

Support our work with bereaved families by taking part in our weekly fundraising lottery for just £1 a week and be in with a chance to win up to £25,000!

Every day in the UK, 127 children are bereaved of their mum or dad, and 18 babies, children and young people die, leaving families devastated by bereavement. The impact of bereavement on children, young people, parents and families cannot be underestimated. One young person we supported told us: "After someone dies it's like falling through a spiral. Coming to Child Bereavement UK felt like being caught in a net."

At Child Bereavement UK our aim is for all families to have the support they need when a child grieves or when a child dies. Our Make a Difference Lottery will raise vital funds to help make this vision a reality.

By taking part, you’ll be helping to support our work ensuring families can find the support they need after the devastation of child bereavement.

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You’ll be helping parents like Saranba, who was supported by Child Bereavement UK after her son Hakim died, aged 18, by homicide.

The support from Child Bereavement UK helped me talk about him. I never use the word ‘cope’ but it helped me to ‘walk the walk’ because it’s a long and painful journey, an endless journey. The support helped me on some of my darkest days.

Read Saranba's story...

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How Child Bereavement UK’s Make a Difference Lottery works:

Want to play our Make a Difference Lottery? If you are 18 or over and live in Britain, you can enter online today.

You can join the Make a Difference Lottery in 3 easy steps:

Click ‘play now’
Fill in your details including how many entries you'd like
You’ll receive confirmation you are in the weekly draws and your unique numbers

Our draws take place every Friday  and the winning numbers will be on the winner’s page:

Here’s how you could win:

Six digits matched – £25,000 win
Five digits matched – £1,000 win
Four digits matched – £25 win
Three digits matched – get five  entries in the next draw

Please note, your odds of winning at 1 in 63.

A minimum of 50% of the total lottery proceeds go to supporting the work of Child Bereavement UK, 18.4% on prizes and 31.6% on expenses and administration of the lottery. You can view the player rules here.

The promoter of this Unity Lottery is Child Bereavement UK. Child Bereavement UK is licensed and regulated in Great Britain by Buckinghamshire Council under account number LC202309-126584.

Unity is a common brand lottery jointly promoted by Sterling Management Centre Limited and individual society lotteries. Each Lottery operated under Unity is a separate licensed lottery, operated by and supporting that particular good cause. Unity is administered by Sterling Management Centre Limited, licensed and regulated in Great Britain by The Gambling Commission under account number 3137.

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How your donation helps:

£10 could fund a pop-up book to help a young child express their thoughts and feelings with an adult when someone important to them has died.

£30 could fund a call to our Helpline, providing guidance and support to bereaved parents, teachers, doctors or midwives.

£60 could fund an online support session for a bereaved young person, enabling them to talk through their feelings and build confidence after someone special to them has died.

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