# Charities share extra £1.4 million from People’s Postcode Lottery - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/02/06/56-charities-share-extra-1-4m-peoples-postcode-lottery/ - Published: 2015-02-06T09:22:51+00:00 - Author: Howard Lake The People’s Postcode Lottery is to grant an additional £25,000 each to a number of charities that it already supporters. This represents an extra £1.4 million to the sector. Charities that will benefit include Canal & Rover Trust, PDSA, WaterAid and Missing People. Clara Govier, Head of Charities at [People’s Postcode Lottery](http://www.postcodelottery.co.uk), said: ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) > “The supported charities set to receive this extra £25,000 provide vital services > across Great Britain and internationally, so I am delighted that this extra funding > will enable them to progress with their work. As the number of players continues > to increase the amounts awarded to charities will only continue to rise”. Battersea Dogs & Cats Home was another of the charities which receive an extra £ 25,000. It follows an earlier grant to the Home of £50,000 which Battersea invested in a special ‘stress squad’, a team of volunteers who focused on reducing the anxiety felt by dogs and cats waiting for a new home. ![Charities supported by People's Postcode Lottery and total donated to date.](https:// www.fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/charities-supported-by-peoples- postcode-lottery-2105.jpg) Charities supported by People’s Postcode Lottery and total donated to date.   [People’s Postcode Lottery](http://www.postcodelottery.co.uk) is a charity lottery operating across the whole of Great Britain. Players of People’s Postcode Lottery have so far awarded over £58.6 million to charities and good causes across Great Britain and internationally. * **[People’s Postcode Lottery grants £525k to The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/03/12/peoples-postcode-lottery-grants-525k-to-the-prince-of-waless-charitable-foundation/)**( 12 March 2015) * **[Comic Relief launches bespoke online prize draws for Red Nose Day](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/03/13/comic-relief-launches-bespoke-online-prize-draws-for-red-nose-day/)**( 13 March 2015) * **[First benchmarking project for society lottery sector announced](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/05/06/first-benchmarking-project-for-society-lottery-sector-announced/)**( 6 May 2015)