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Budget 2023: Charity sector spotlight

Budget 2023: Charity sector spotlight

What charities need to know about the implications of the Chancellor's 2023 Budget for their income, demand, services, and the economy overall. Read more

Published: 15th March, 2023

Updated: 24th March, 2023

Author: Tia Manavis

Want to tackle UK inactivity? Ask charities how.

Want to tackle UK inactivity? Ask charities how.

Ahead of the announcement of the Chancellor's 2023 Budget this week, PBE's Anoushka Kenley, Jack Larkham and Nicole Sykes make the case for the charity sector's role in helping to solve the UK's inactivity challenge. Read more

Published: 13th March, 2023

Updated: 14th March, 2023

Author: Tim Lamden

How does a child's wellbeing vary with risk of school exclusion?

How does a child's wellbeing vary with risk of school exclusion?

PBE's Chief Economist Jon Franklin looks at how multiple risk factors for school exclusion impact on a child's wellbeing. Read more

Published: 15th December, 2022

Author: Charlotte Warren

How many children are at risk of permanent school exclusion in the UK?

How many children are at risk of permanent school exclusion in the UK?

PBE's Chief Economist Jon Franklin considers the options for attempting to quantify the number of children in the UK who are at risk of permanent exclusion from school. Read more

Published: 5th December, 2022

Updated: 6th December, 2022

Author: Charlotte Warren

In Backlog Britain, charities mind the queues

In Backlog Britain, charities mind the queues

PBE's Nicole Sykes takes a look at the impact of public sector backlogs on the charity sector. Read more

Published: 28th November, 2022

Author: Charlotte Warren

Double or nothing: Charities may be more than twice as valuable as first thought

Double or nothing: Charities may be more than twice as valuable as first thought

PBE Economist Jamie O'Halloran explores how the charity and non-profit sector is undervalued in national accounts, and how this can be improved. Read more

Published: 24th November, 2022

Updated: 28th November, 2022

Author: Charlotte Warren

Winter woes: The outlook for charities after the Autumn Statement 2022

Winter woes: The outlook for charities after the Autumn Statement 2022

PBE examines the consequences of the OBR's outlook and the Chancellor's Autumn Statement for charities. Read more

Published: 17th November, 2022

Author: Charlotte Warren

A fraying net? Six charts that highlight the challenges facing charities in the cost of living crisis

A fraying net? Six charts that highlight the challenges facing charities in the cost of living crisis

PBE's Matt Whittaker and Jack Larkham explore the challenges facing charities in the cost of living crisis with an analysis of new YouGov data. Read more

Published: 19th October, 2022

Updated: 21st November, 2022

Author: Charlotte Warren

Closer connections – the social sector’s voice needs to be stronger in government

Closer connections – the social sector’s voice needs to be stronger in government

Ahead of the arrival of a new government led by Liz Truss, this latest analysis for the Law Family Commission on Civil Society calls for greater engagement between government advisory groups and the social sector. Read more

Published: 6th September, 2022

Author: Charlotte Warren

Five things charities should know about Conservative MPs

Five things charities should know about Conservative MPs

How can charities influence, engage with and make the most out of their relationships with Conservative MPs? Read more

Published: 11th August, 2022

Author: Charlotte Warren

Shared stress: uncertainty, pay and recruitment strains across the charity and private sectors

Shared stress: uncertainty, pay and recruitment strains across the charity and private sectors

New figures from the Bank of England show significant uncertainty for both charities and businesses alongside pay and recruitment strains. Read more

Published: 18th July, 2022

Author: Charlotte Warren

Five things charities should know about Labour MPs

Five things charities should know about Labour MPs

How can charities influence, engage with and make the most out of their relationships with Labour MPs? Read more

Published: 14th July, 2022

Author: Charlotte Warren

Six things charities should know about local councillors

Six things charities should know about local councillors

How can charities influence, engage with and make the most out of their relationships with local councillors? Read more

Published: 8th June, 2022

Updated: 12th June, 2022

Author: Charlotte Warren

Understanding the ecosystem: charities and public services

Understanding the ecosystem: charities and public services

Nicole Sykes, Director of Policy and Communications at PBE, discusses the fundamental role charities play in providing vital public services. Read more

Published: 26th May, 2022

Updated: 13th June, 2022

Author: Charlotte Warren

Local Elections: Social Sector Pledges (2022)

Local Elections: Social Sector Pledges (2022)

Using our interactive map, discover where in the country council groups and political parties are setting out the most ambitious agenda for the social sector in 2022's local elections. Read more

Published: 5th May, 2022

Updated: 8th June, 2022

Author: Charlotte Warren

Charities need to be a vital part of the UK’s productivity drive

Charities need to be a vital part of the UK’s productivity drive

Boosting charity productivity is an overlooked opportunity in the campaign to tackle the UK’s productivity problem. Both charities and policymakers have a shared interest in doing so. Read more

Published: 28th April, 2022

Updated: 3rd May, 2022

Author: Charlotte Warren

Six things charities should know about civil servants

Six things charities should know about civil servants

How can charities influence, engage with and make the most out of their relationships with civil servants? Read more

Published: 27th April, 2022

Author: Charlotte Warren

Is measuring economic impact right for every charity?

Is measuring economic impact right for every charity?

PBE Economist, Madison Kerr, explores the PBE approach to measuring the economic impact of charities. Read more

Published: 8th April, 2022

Author: Charlotte Warren

To tackle the energy bills crisis, the government must put policy before politics

To tackle the energy bills crisis, the government must put policy before politics

PBE’s Research and Policy Director Helen Barnard writes about the UK’s cost-of-living crisis and the government’s failure to put policy before politics. Read more

Published: 29th March, 2022

Updated: 31st March, 2022

Author: Charlotte Warren

Pro bono work isn't just for lawyers. Here's why civil servants should volunteer

Pro bono work isn't just for lawyers. Here's why civil servants should volunteer

PBE’s Chief Economist Jon Franklin reflects on his experience of volunteering as a civil servant and argues that it is vital more civil servants volunteer if the government is to achieve its planned reforms. Read more

Published: 25th March, 2022

Author: Charlotte Warren

Inequality in civil society: the data

Inequality in civil society: the data

PBE's Research and Policy Analyst Jack Larkham explores the data on inequality within the social sector workforce. Read more

Published: 8th March, 2022

Author: Tia Manavis

Action needed: Persistent ethnic inequalities in the labour market

Action needed: Persistent ethnic inequalities in the labour market

A team of PBE experts take a closer look at the deeply-entrenched inequalities in the UK's labour market and the restrictions holding back the charities and community groups which could help. Read more

Published: 15th February, 2022

Updated: 16th February, 2022

Author: Tia Manavis

Levelling up our social capital, social fabric and wellbeing

Levelling up our social capital, social fabric and wellbeing

What do the Levelling Up White Paper, the government's response to the Kruger Review, and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund tell us? Read more

Published: 3rd February, 2022

Author: Tia Manavis

Civil society is central to every part of levelling up

Civil society is central to every part of levelling up

PBE chief executive Matt Whittaker examines the key role civil society has to play in each of levelling up's four core objectives. Read more

Published: 1st February, 2022

Author: Tia Manavis

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  • PBE Reacts: ONS inflation statistics, March 2022

    PBE Reacts: ONS inflation statistics, March 2022

    PBE Research and Policy Director Jansev Jemal gives her reaction to this month's ONS consumer price inflation statistics.

  • Budget 2023: Charity sector spotlight

    Budget 2023: Charity sector spotlight

    What charities need to know about the implications of the Chancellor's 2023 Budget for their income, demand, services, and the economy overall.

  • PBE Reacts: Chancellor's Budget 2023

    PBE Reacts: Chancellor's Budget 2023

    PBE's CEO Matt Whittaker gives his reaction to the Chancellor's Budget announcement.

  • PBE Reacts: ONS labour market statistics, March 2023

    PBE Reacts: ONS labour market statistics, March 2023

    PBE's CEO Matt Whittaker gives his reaction to this month's ONS labour market statistics.

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  • A decade of change for children's services funding

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