Victim Support Lottery

Play our lottery to be in with a chance of winning up to £25,000 while supporting those affected by crime and traumatic incidents across England and Wales.

Read on to find out more about how it works and to sign up online.

Why play the Victim Support Lottery?

When you play our lottery, you’re doing more than entering a draw—you’re helping people rebuild their lives after crime.

Your support helps us to:

  • Provide free, confidential help to victims and survivors of crime
  • Offer support when it’s needed most
  • Reach more people across England and Wales who need help to cope.

Every entry makes a difference, and your support can change someone’s future.

I honestly couldn’t believe it when I found out I’d won! Our daughter lives in New Zealand, so winning means I can take a trip to see her!
Alan, Victim Support Lottery winner.

How it works

It’s simple to take part:

  • Choose how many £1 entries you’d like to play each week.
  • Sign up online via Direct Debit or Debit Card (or request a postal form).
  • Receive your unique 6-digit lottery number.

Every Friday, a winning 6-digit number is drawn at random. If your digits match in the same positions, you win a prize! You’ll be contacted directly if you win.

There are fantastic prizes up for grabs every week:

  • 3 digit match = 5 entries into the next draw*
  • 4 digit match = £25
  • 5 digit match = £1,000
  • 6 digit match = £25,000

*Alternatively, you can claim the £5 value via contacting Unity directly (see Any questions? below for contact details).

The lottery offers fixed odds, meaning every number has an equal chance of winning a prize. Odds are as follows –

  • 3 digits: 1 in 69
  • 4 digits: 1 in 823
  • 5 digits: 1 in 18,518
  • 6 digits: 1 in 1,000,000

Overall, players have a 1 in 63 chance of winning any prize.

For every £1 entry, at least 50p comes directly to Victim Support as profit. The other 50p is split between the prize pot and administration costs.

  • Cost of entry: £1 per entry per week*
  • Draw day: Every Friday
  • Age restriction: Players must be 18+
  • Game rules: Can be found in their entirety on the Unity website.

*The monthly cost breakdown of £4.34 for playing the lottery is based on paying £1 per week over a 52-week year. Direct Debits for this amount are collected once a month and sometimes there will be five weeks in a month, so the additional 34p is to build up credit to cover the fifth week in these instances.

The Unity Lottery makes every effort to behave in a socially responsible manner. It is illegal for anyone under 18 to play Unity and we have measures in place to ensure we do everything in our power to control underage playing. Unity is an incentivised means of supporting your charity.

Resources and advice related to gambling can be found via the Gambling Commission and GambleAware.

You can contact the Unity Lottery helpline on 0370 050 9240* or email info@unitylottery.co.uk to discuss the lottery or your membership.

Further information regarding the lottery can be found on the Unity website.

*Lines open 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, with calls charged at your local rate.

The promoter of this Unity Lottery is –

Victim Support
Building 3
Eastern Business Park
Wern Fawr Lane
Old St Mellons
Cardiff
CF3 5EA

Registered Charity no. 298028 Company no. 2158780

Licensed with: Cardiff Council License no. SL0310

Unity Lottery is a common brand lottery jointly promoted by Sterling Management Centre Limited and individual society lotteries. Unity is administered by Sterling management Centre Limited. Sterling Management Centre is licensed and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account no 3137.

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