Low wellbeing in the UK – trends, drivers and solutions
How is the UK doing? The simplest way to understand this is to ask its people how they are doing. And happily, that is something that has been happening for more than...
The tangled web: Low wellbeing, poor belonging and school avoidance
Many young people in the UK are experiencing low wellbeing. While this is a crisis in and of itself, it is also reflected in the growing concern around Emotionally Based...
School avoidance and its relationship with low wellbeing
By PBE Head of Communications Hannah Corbett Right now, more than 100,000 children in the UK are missing from education – a number that has doubled since the pandemic. At the...
How are we doing? Insights from our low wellbeing in the UK webinar
By Becci Fitzjohn, Digital Communications Officer Last week, we brought together experts from local government and civil society to discuss findings from our first annual report on low wellbeing and...
Mind, body and connection: Low wellbeing in the UK 2024
How is the UK doing? It is a question that is hard to answer. On the one hand, the UK remains one of the richest countries in the world and...
3.2 million UK adults living in low wellbeing – new report
Pro Bono Economics (PBE) has today released its first Low Wellbeing in the UK report, providing a stark insight into the state of wellbeing, its drivers and economic impact. Despite...
Why wellbeing must drive government decisions
Sarah Davidson, CEO at Carnegie UK “The main purpose of Government should be to improve the wellbeing of the people”. This is the shared rallying cry of the wellbeing movement...
Funding with fairness: Why wellbeing measures must work for everyone
Funders and those who invest their money in good causes all want to know whether the programmes they support are making a real difference. Are people happier? More connected? Leading...
Wellbeing valuation workshop
In 2021 the Treasury published new guidance on the use of wellbeing to assess business cases and appraisals of policies in government. This provided valuable new guidance to officials and...
Chancellor urged to turbocharge investment in children’s social care to rebuild hollowed out early intervention services preventing children reaching crisis point
The Children’s Charities Coalition is urging the Chancellor to turbocharge long-term investment in children’s social care to enable local authorities to rebuild early intervention services, preventing more children and families...