Gambling: Addictions
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what definitions his Department uses for the purposes of determining which activities constitute (a) prevention and (b) treatment in relation to gambling-related harms when allocating funding from the statutory gambling levy; and whether those definitions have been published.
Answered by Mrs Sharon Hodgson
For the purposes of the Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Gambling Harms Prevention Fund for 2026 to 2028, potential activities include, but are not limited to: awareness and education; brief advice, early intervention, and harm reduction; community outreach and social action; support for affected others; digital tools, including gambling blocking tools; VCSE capacity building and resilience; and other non-clinical prevention activity. NHS England’s Gambling Harms Treatment Programme includes treatment and support services for those harmed by gambling, from the point of referral and triage through to aftercare and ongoing recovery support. Potential activities include clinical interventions such as cognitive behavioural support and non-clinical interventions, when functioning as psychosocial support and part of a structured care plan, such as peer support and recovery coaching. This information was published on the respective Find a Grant pages for each Fund.
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