postcode lottery

noun

a situation in which the standard of medical care, education, etc, received by the public varies from area to area, depending on the funding policies of various health boards, local authorities, etc

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Miliband dismissed the story as "nonsense," saying he would not approve a plan that led to an energy price "postcode lottery".

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I recently attended Downing Street to present a petition to the government to end the postcode lottery for gluten-free prescriptions in my role as an ambassador for the charity Coeliac UK.

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Dr Juan Jose Medina, a criminologist at the University of Seville, says Spain has a "postcode lottery" for women applying for restraining orders – some jurisdictions are much more likely to grant them than others.

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he wanted to end the policing "postcode lottery" by ensuring every community had dedicated teams of officers focused on patrolling town centres at peak times in England and Wales.

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Sir Keir said he wanted to end the policing "postcode lottery" by ensuring every community had specialist neighbourhood officers.

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