To what extent does local authority spending in England on preventative services reduce spending on demand-led services? (e.g. the relationship between ‘early help’ spending and children’s social care spending in Children’s Services). How can this best be measured?
Background
Further building our evidence and understanding on which public services, delivered at which level of government, deliver greatest public value and what we can learn from different policy approaches taken across the UK.
Next steps
The lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: [email protected] and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: [email protected].
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
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Related UKRI funded projects
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COVID-19 and councils' finances: understanding risks and impacts and improving policy
Councils are on the front line of the coronavirus crisis, being responsible for key services like social care and homelessness prevention and facing revenues falling due to lockdown. Government has provided them with bil...
Funded by: COVID
Lead research organisation: Institute for Fiscal Studies
Why might this be relevant?
The project partially answers the question as it analyzes the changes in council spending and revenues during the crisis, but does not specifically address the relationship between 'early help' spending and children's social care spending.
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Health economic skills for advancing health policy: capturing effects of prevention and intervention beyond traditional health services
Health systems around the world are lagging behind the needs of their patients. Larger, older populations with increasing numbers of long-term conditions are increasing demand on health services. Until recently, services...
Funded by: MRC
Lead research organisation: University of Manchester
Why might this be relevant?
The project fully answers the question by examining the relative effects of NHS/Local Authority public spending on prevention and priority outcomes.
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De Montfort University And Association for Public Service Excellence
To develop practical tools and guides to be able to offer specialist services to, and advocacy for, councils addressing the operational challenges of reduced public spending....
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on practical tools and guides for councils addressing operational challenges of reduced public spending, which could provide insights into the relationship between local authority spending on preventative services and demand-led services.