Multiple UK gambling charities are still to receive their statutory levy funding from the government, months after the conclusion of the selection process.
Prevention-focused charities in the gambling harms space transitioned to a new funding model on 1 April that included a competitive application process for the £12m [$16m] pot. But, close to three months later, several charities are yet to receive a penny of the money, NEXT.io has learned.
Other charities received their funding only relatively recently, and there have been continuing delays around certain technical aspects of the finalized bids, such as setting KPIs to assess the work.
This comes despite the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) saying the first tranche of funding would be released from April.
