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The PBE press office is available 7 days a week on 07715 073433 or [email protected] PBE can provide comment, data and experts for interview on charities, economics, wellbeing and government policy. To request an interview, comment or data please get in touch.
Press release: Covid job losses disproportionately impact people with low numeracy skills

Press release: Covid job losses disproportionately impact people with low numeracy skills

16 million workers with low numeracy skills in the UK are estimated to be earning up to £1,600 less per year on average than if they had a basic level of numeracy skills Read more

Published: 14th April, 2021

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: Commission on Civil Society calls for evidence

Press release: Commission on Civil Society calls for evidence

The Commission is seeking insights, data and examples to help them better understand the current landscape for civil society and start developing ideas to achieve its ambitions. Read more

Published: 11th March, 2021

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: Budget 2021 reaction from Pro Bono Economics

Press release: Budget 2021 reaction from Pro Bono Economics

PBE responds to the Budget, focusing on emergency funding for charities, levelling up, and Universal Credit. Read more

Published: 3rd March, 2021

Updated: 8th March, 2021

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: 35% increase in households pushed to the edge on debt

Press release: 35% increase in households pushed to the edge on debt

The societal costs of problem debt are likely to top £1 billion this year, with the taxpayer picking up the cost of additional mental health support and housing provision. Read more

Published: 1st March, 2021

Updated: 6th April, 2021

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: New report finds free school breakfasts could generate up to £2.7bn for economy

Press release: New report finds free school breakfasts could generate up to £2.7bn for economy

A new study by Pro Bono Economics, in partnership with Magic Breakfast and Heinz has found that providing disadvantaged pupils completing KS1 with just one year’s supply of school breakfast provision, could generate long-term economic benefits in excess of £9,000 per child Read more

Published: 8th February, 2021

Updated: 12th March, 2021

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: Winter fundraising chill heralds further charity cuts

Press release: Winter fundraising chill heralds further charity cuts

Latest income fall likely to amount to at least £200 million Read more

Published: 4th February, 2021

Updated: 7th April, 2021

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: Half of teachers fear for students awaiting mental health treatment during pandemic

Press release: Half of teachers fear for students awaiting mental health treatment during pandemic

Untreated mental health conditions of children stuck on NHS mental health waiting lists cost schools and specialist education services £69 million a year. Read more

Published: 3rd February, 2021

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: Charity sector innovation boom set to last beyond pandemic

Press release: Charity sector innovation boom set to last beyond pandemic

New research shows wide-spread innovation and invention through the charity sector as a result of Covid-19. Read more

Published: 6th January, 2021

Updated: 3rd February, 2021

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: Community support falls by third at start of second lockdown

Press release: Community support falls by third at start of second lockdown

When coronavirus hit, there was a surge in people putting up their hands to help others in need, both through charities and within their neighbourhoods. Yet with the pandemic far from over, there are signs that the surge in community spirit is starting to flag. Read more

Published: 1st December, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: Economists sound warning over 'charity crunch'

Press release: Economists sound warning over 'charity crunch'

75% of charities expect higher demand next year, while 83% forecast income decline Read more

Published: 20th November, 2020

Updated: 6th January, 2021

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: 17 Commissioners assembled to lead new Commission on Civil Society

Press release: 17 Commissioners assembled to lead new Commission on Civil Society

Lord Gus O’Donnell: “Civil society can no longer be overlooked if building back better is to succeed” Read more

Published: 9th October, 2020

Updated: 4th December, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: Gloomy winter ahead for charity

Press release: Gloomy winter ahead for charity

Lockdown worries for 55% of charities as 2020 takes its toll Read more

Published: 26th September, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: Collapse in charity provision looms at moment of greatest need

Press release: Collapse in charity provision looms at moment of greatest need

The £10 billion charity funding gap created by coronavirus is putting an “alarming proportion” of jobs and services in the firing line in the social sector. Read more

Published: 19th August, 2020

Updated: 7th October, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: Reskilling and employing prisoners does more than create second chances

Press release: Reskilling and employing prisoners does more than create second chances

Every £1 invested in The Clink’s prisoner training and support programme delivers a return on investment of £4.80, says new report by Pro Bono Economics. Read more

Published: 30th June, 2020

Updated: 7th October, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: Charities facing £10.1 billion funding gap over the next six months

Press release: Charities facing £10.1 billion funding gap over the next six months

Charity incomes are expected to drop by £6.7 billion at the same time as demand for their support rises by the equivalent of £3.4 billion. Read more

Published: 9th June, 2020

Updated: 7th October, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: Undervalued and overlooked? The need for better understanding civil society’s contribution to the UK economy

Press release: Undervalued and overlooked? The need for better understanding civil society’s contribution to the UK economy

Charities contribute £200 billion in economic value each year – twelve times the official estimate of £17 billion, according to top economists at Pro Bono Economics. Read more

Published: 4th May, 2020

Updated: 26th September, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: Pro Bono Economics launches ‘fast-track’ volunteer programme

Press release: Pro Bono Economics launches ‘fast-track’ volunteer programme

Charity announces new scheme to match its expert volunteer economists with civil society organisations as they tackle the coronavirus challenge. Read more

Published: 14th April, 2020

Updated: 26th September, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: Women’s Work - policy, pay, progress and the penalties that remain

Press release: Women’s Work - policy, pay, progress and the penalties that remain

Before the lockdown, the UK’s women were underpaid by £126 billion. What can they expect when the world wakes up again? Read more

Published: 9th April, 2020

Updated: 26th September, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: East Belfast Community Counselling Centre

Press release: East Belfast Community Counselling Centre

Armed with evidence of success in reducing risk of self-harm and suicide, East Belfast Community Counselling Centre calls for increased funding of mental health services in the community. Read more

Published: 27th November, 2019

Updated: 7th October, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: Matthew Whittaker appointed Chief Executive Officer of Pro Bono Economics

Press release: Matthew Whittaker appointed Chief Executive Officer of Pro Bono Economics

Matt, who leaves his role as Deputy CEO of the Resolution Foundation after eleven years with the think tank, will take up the post with Pro Bono Economics in mid-November. Read more

Published: 17th October, 2019

Updated: 26th September, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: Doctors urge the NHS to think bigger about the skills volunteers can bring

Press release: Doctors urge the NHS to think bigger about the skills volunteers can bring

Most doctors say that volunteering roles in health should be expanded to include people who can bring their professional (non-clinical) skills with their personal skills to their volunteer roles – a new report by charities Pro Bono Economics and Helpforce has found. Read more

Published: 4th August, 2019

Updated: 26th September, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: PE is being squeezed out of the curriculum due to academic over-testing of children, say teachers

Press release: PE is being squeezed out of the curriculum due to academic over-testing of children, say teachers

PE is being squeezed out of the curriculum due to academic over-testing of children, say teachers. Read more

Published: 17th May, 2019

Updated: 26th September, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: Failure to support children exposed to domestic violence costs UK taxpayers up to £1.4bn

Press release: Failure to support children exposed to domestic violence costs UK taxpayers up to £1.4bn

New analysis from Pro Bono Economics estimates the potential costs to the taxpayer of children who witness severe domestic violence and go on to develop behavioural disorders as between £480m and £1.4bn. Read more

Published: 5th March, 2019

Updated: 26th September, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

Press release: Pro Bono Economics, Cranfield Trust and Pilotlight offer coordinated programme of support to Oak Foundation homeless charities

Press release: Pro Bono Economics, Cranfield Trust and Pilotlight offer coordinated programme of support to Oak Foundation homeless charities

10 housing & homelessness charities in Oak Foundation’s portfolio of grantees to benefit from consolidated resources of Pro Bono Economics, Cranfield Trust and Pilotlight Read more

Published: 24th January, 2019

Updated: 23rd September, 2020

Author: Tia Manavis

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  • How is your charity coping with the pandemic’s pressures?

    How is your charity coping with the pandemic’s pressures?

    Help us tell the government how much the world has changed for your charity by filling out PBE’s latest Covid Charity Tracker survey.

  • Press release: Covid job losses disproportionately impact people with low numeracy skills

    Press release: Covid job losses disproportionately impact people with low numeracy skills

    16 million workers with low numeracy skills in the UK are estimated to be earning up to £1,600 less per year on average than if they had a basic level of numeracy skills

  • Counting on the recovery

    Counting on the recovery

    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.

  • Is levelling up missing the point?

    Is levelling up missing the point?

    If the government wants to ensure that levelling up truly makes a difference to people’s lives, it should take another look at what makes most difference.

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  • Is this time different? Charity funding in recession and recovery

    Is this time different? Charity funding in recession and recovery

    PBE's latest research looks at how the Covid-19 recession and recovery could impact charity income

  • Press release: Economists sound warning over 'charity crunch'

    Press release: Economists sound warning over 'charity crunch'

    75% of charities expect higher demand next year, while 83% forecast income decline

  • The Role of Charities in an Era of Anxiety

    The Role of Charities in an Era of Anxiety

    Speech given by Andy Haldane for Charity Finance Week 2020

  • 24 hours on from the Budget, what do we know?

    24 hours on from the Budget, what do we know?

    At yesterday’s Budget, the Chancellor set himself three challenges. First, how to help the country continue to weather the storm. Second, how to begin the work of restoration once we’re allowed to emerge from the proverbial storm shelter. And third, how to pay for it all.

  • January 11-18 Covid Charity Tracker Survey results

    January 11-18 Covid Charity Tracker Survey results

    With last year's winter fundraising opportunities more limited than usual, we asked charities to reflect on fundraising over 2020 and the Christmas period in particular in this flash survey.

  • Press release: Community support falls by third at start of second lockdown

    Press release: Community support falls by third at start of second lockdown

    When coronavirus hit, there was a surge in people putting up their hands to help others in need, both through charities and within their neighbourhoods. Yet with the pandemic far from over, there are signs that the surge in community spirit is starting to flag.

  • Civil Action: exploring civil society's potential in the 2020s

    Civil Action: exploring civil society's potential in the 2020s

    The Commission on Civil Society aims to remove the constraints that hold the sector back and promote the approaches that help to push it forward. This report is the first step on that journey.

  • Another Level: what’s missing from levelling up?

    Another Level: what’s missing from levelling up?

    How the government can ensure the levelling up agenda makes the most difference to people’s lives, and the role civil society has to play in that.

  • How is your charity coping with the pandemic’s pressures?

    How is your charity coping with the pandemic’s pressures?

    Help us tell the government how much the world has changed for your charity by filling out PBE’s latest Covid Charity Tracker survey.

  • Has Covid changed volunteering for good?

    Has Covid changed volunteering for good?

    The scale of the volunteering effort has been a testament to the human desire to work together when times are tough. But will it endure as we move into recovery?

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