Elderly people on the Isle of Man will benefit from the number of people playing the National Lottery.
£150,000 has been ring-fenced by the Manx Lottery Trust to spend on projects which will benefit the older community.
It follows the announcement that the Big Lottery Fund has allocated £3 million for the next five years - the money comes from ticket sales.
Trust chairman Malcolm Kelly says charities have to step in to help take the strain of the aging population:
Janet Bridle is from Southern Community Initiatives which has benefited from funding in the past - she says the money is vital as it can pay for staff:
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