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...
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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...
New report shows how funders can measure what matters most using personal wellbeing valuation
A new report from think tank PBE reveals how funders can use wellbeing measurement to understand the true value of social impact programmes and offers a blueprint for those looking...
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...
New ways of measuring impact using children’s wellbeing
The UK is facing a crisis in children’s wellbeing and we need to understand what we can do to reverse recent trends. Having a relationship with a trusted adult has...
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...
More than grades: Why children’s wellbeing data matters
How can we better understand and support children’s wellbeing? Children’s wellbeing in the UK is in crisis. Young people here report the lowest life satisfaction in Europe, and the latest...
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...