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PBE analysis, commissioned by the Disabled Children's Partnership, of the costs of SEND tribunals between local authorities in England and parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilites (SEND). Read more
PBE's latest analysis of local authority spending on children's services in England between 2010-11 and 2021-22. Read more
Pro Bono Economics conducted an analysis of Starlight's Distraction and Boost Box programmes, looking at the potential benefits, including 'freed up' NHS staff time and a reduction in the number of sedations, compared with the cost of delivery. Read more
New analysis by PBE of the financial and wellbeing benefits of grants for fridge-freezers and washing machines, commissioned by the Association of Charitable Organisations (ACO). Read more
Pro Bono Economics worked with Speakers for Schools on new analysis of its Inspiration programme, looking at the potential monetary benefit and comparing this with the cost of its delivery. Read more
Pro Bono Economics worked with Breaking Barriers to understand the potential value for money of their employment support for refugees in the UK. Read more
Pro Bono Economics worked with Revolving Doors to review the feasibility of completing an economic analysis of the costs and benefits of adopting diversion policies. Read more
A wellbeing analysis of the employment and mental health programmes run by Walking With The Wounded Read more
An analysis for Hestia looking at how extending the right to work to all potential survivors of modern slavery could generate significant economic benefits to society. Read more
An analysis of the economic benefits of the Career Ready programme based on its impact on A-level attainment. Read more
Impact analysis of Royal National Children's Springboard Foundation bursary programme. Read more
An analysis of spending on early and late intervention services for children and young people in England over the last decade. Read more
An updated cost-benefit analysis of Place2Be's 1:1 counselling service in primary schools. Read more
This research provides a cost-benefit analysis of The Artis Foundation’s programme, which works with children and teachers to bring creativity to the classroom by using the performing arts. Read more
This report provides an analysis of the potential impact of Time to Shine by The Rank Foundation on the charities that take part in the programme. Read more
This research for Our Time provides an analysis of the economic impact of children raised by a parent who has mental health difficulties. Read more
Pro Bono Economics worked with West London Zone to examine the potential economic outcomes of their programme of support for children facing multiple disadvantages in west London. Read more
This research provides a cost-benefit analysis of Tavistock Relation's Mentalisation Based Therapy (MBT) for Parenting under Pressure to reduce parental conflict and have cost-effective benefits after one year. Read more
This research provides a cost-benefit analysis of continuing professional development for teachers, which suggests that increasing CPD is likely to prove cost-effective for the education system within two to three years. Read more
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
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