Improving the UK's literacy can not only help individuals to progress into higher earning roles, but it can also insulate them from sector-specific downturns as seen during the pandemic. Read more
This research explores long-term economic importance of early years language skills, highlighting why this basic skill is so crucial to individuals as well as wider society. Read more
PBE’s research raises concerns of a false economy in children’s services, where the need for Local Authorities to cut costs has fallen predominantly on early interventions spending such as children’s centres, family support services and services for young people. Read more
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This research provides an economic breakeven analysis for Teens and Toddlers - an educational programme designed to help young people succeed at school through the experience of mentoring nursery children. Read more
This study for the Refugee Survival Trust looks at the significant costs incurred by UK taxpayers and applicants themselves through incorrect Home Office asylum decisions. Read more
A wealth of evidence suggests the process of awarding PIPs is not currently fit for purpose. Our analysis conservatively estimates that the administrative costs to DWP for processing the cases where initial PIP decisions were overturned at appeal in 2019/20 could have been £23-29 million. Read more
Our analysis provides evidence that the benefits to society from improving the mental health of young people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness by providing mental health services faster and over more sessions are likely to out-weigh the costs. Read more
With the Covid crisis and its impacts on our economy evident and plans to level up the economy through the recovery becoming real, the need for a national debate on numeracy is now an urgent one. Read more
Through this analysis, supported by Bank of America, we demonstrate the potential for corporate volunteering schemes to be cost-effective ways of improving employee wellbeing once indirect cost savings from reduced absenteeism, presenteeism and staff turnover are incorporated. Read more
Our analysis, commissioned by Citizens Advice, finds that there could be at least 1.5 million households at risk of problem debt by mid-2021 as a result of the economic fallout from the Covid-19 crisis - an increase of 370,000 – 480,000 households compared to pre-crisis levels. Read more
This study has reviewed publicly available information on student outcomes to identify appropriate benchmarks to compare against outcomes for participants in upReach’s programmes. Read more
This research finds that if all pupils who are completing KS1 at schools with high disadvantage in England received Magic Breakfast’s model of school breakfast provision, it could generate long-term benefits of £2.7 billion. Read more
Untreated mental health issues for children and young people whilst on waiting lists cost public services an estimated £75m per year. Read more
Our report with Together for Short Lives found that providing short breaks for parent carers of children in palliative care could provide significant benefits to wider society. Read more
Our project with Housing Rights Belfast has identified several potential economic impacts of their interventions such as taxpayer savings from reduced housing service costs, reduced costs of future re-offending, and increased tax revenue from improved employment outcomes. Read more
Pro Bono Economics has developed a seven-step approach to assess the wellbeing cost-effectiveness of a charitable intervention, in partnership with the What Works Centre for Wellbeing. Read more
Pro Bono Economics has shown that there is a positive correlation between receiving social prescribing services broadly similar to BS3 Communities services and positive effects on an individual’s health, wellbeing and level of loneliness. Read more
Pro Bono Economics conducted an exploratory analysis to understand the evidence needed to support Action Tutoring to place a full economic value on the impact of its work. Read more
Pro Bono Economics has estimated that the Prisoners Education Trust’s Access to Learning programme provided cost and employment-related benefits to society worth £1.6 million in 2018. Read more
Pro Bono Economics’ literature review for non-profit organisation Fair4All Finance identified the evidence gaps that need to be filled in order to determine the societal costs associated with high cost credit (HCC). Read more
Pro Bono Economics has discovered that The Clink delivers at least a four-fold return on investments by reducing reoffending and the associated social costs of reoffending. Read more
Pro Bono Economics (PBE) advised domestic abuse support charity Haven on how to collect and use data to better demonstrate the impact of their work. Read more
Analysis by Pro Bono Economics found that the long-term societal benefits of treatments provided by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in England could be between £2 and £3.2 billion. Read more
One25 – the largest UK organisation for women facing street sex work – has a positive impact on service users, particularly regarding their safety, sexual health, and financial situation, according to Pro Bono Economics Analysis. Read more