Employers are struggling to boost both employee’s wellbeing and productivity. Workplace volunteering – where employers support employees to participate in volunteering during work time – offers a potential triple dividend to help tackle this challenge. Read more
PBE research for Football Beyond Borders uses exciting new ways of measuring impact to evaluate the difference a trusted adult can make to the wellbeing of children at greatest risk of exclusion. Read more
PBE's report for MQ Mental Health Research found that rolling out ADIE treatment for autistic people with anxiety could help 6,000 more people recover, with an estimated total economic benefit to society of £125-£170mn Read more
New analysis by PBE suggests volunteering is delivering productivity gains worth billions to the UK economy. Our report for Royal Voluntary Service estimates productivity gains to the economy attributable to volunteering of at least £4.6bn each year. Read more
PBE's new analysis for the National Literacy Trust, funded by KPMG suggests more than a quarter of five-year-olds in England did not meet the expected standard for literacy in 2022/23, with higher rates in deprived areas of the country. Read more
Our report for MQ Mental Health Research finds making LENS treatment available to everyone with moderate and severe anxiety could lead to significant quality of life improvements, with equivalent economic benefits valued at up to £2,170 per person. Read more
PBE's report for Autistica found that doubling the employment rate for autistic people would draw an additional 100,000 into work, resulting in an estimated total economic benefit to society of £900 million-£1.5 billion. 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
Wellbeing measurement offers a way to calculate cost-effectiveness of charity interventions, as this new guide shows 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 for Our Time provides an analysis of the economic impact of children raised by a parent who has mental health difficulties. 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