Evaluations, survey work, qualitative studies and impact assessments commissioned by UK government departments — separated out from the news, and attributed to the agency that carried out the work.
Scoping study examines potential methodologies for monetising the value of social cohesion, mapping approaches and evidence gaps to inform how culture and heritage capital might be valued for policy appraisal.
Evaluation of the Help to Buy scheme examines its effects on home ownership, housing supply and house prices, and assesses value for money and customer experience across participants and the wider housing market.
Study by CEBR develops and tests a bespoke methodology to estimate the economic contribution of the UK heritage sector, aiming to produce standardised metrics for sector value and impact measurement.
Foresight study by NatCen outlining how needs and experiences of disabled people are likely to change over the next 5, 10 and 20 years, identifying future challenges for services, employment and accessibility.
Alma Economics assesses the prevalence, nature and impact of safety concerns affecting journalists, analysing threats to journalists’ physical and digital safety and implications for press freedom and support needs.
Final evaluation of the Creative Careers Programme examines how guidance for young people, schools and careers advisers supports pathways into creative industries across England, reporting on reach, effectiveness and delivery.
Final evaluation of the UK Games Fund reviews DunDev and the Content Fund (2022/23–2024/25), assessing economic, impact and process outcomes from the 2025 research into fund performance and industry support.
Evaluates the STEP Ukraine programme’s processes, impact on English language skills and employment outcomes, and provides an economic assessment of value for money for participants receiving language and employment support.
Estimates potential UK economic gains from removing non-skill, non-productivity barriers faced by under‑represented groups in the digital economy, modelling impacts of full equal access on digital-sector output and participation.
Alma Economics assesses how local news provision supports local government performance, examining the role of local journalism in accountability, information flows and public engagement with local public services and decision-making.
Exploratory research explores how non-use values (the value people place on cultural assets even if they do not visit) could be applied in UK culture and heritage appraisal and decision‑making.
A process evaluation reviews delivery of the Rough Sleeping Initiative, documenting implementation approaches, examples of good practice and areas for improvement across funded projects and local partnerships.
A series of reports estimate the costs and economic impact of cyber attacks on the UK, detailing financial losses and wider economic effects to inform national cyber resilience and risk‑management policy.
Analysis sets out approaches for measuring changes in loneliness over time, aiming to improve how interventions are evaluated by identifying suitable metrics and monitoring methods for longitudinal assessment of loneliness outcomes.
Final report presents findings from the review of the presumption of parental involvement in family proceedings, setting out evidence, conclusions and recommendations to inform policy and practice on how and when courts should assume parental involvement.