Only 5-12% of people experiencing harmful gambling seek formal treatment due to perceived and structural barriers, according to relevant studies. In its place, self-help strategies are a common way for people experiencing gambling harms…
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Advice services provide people with free and impartial advice on issues they face, from housing problems to the need to claim welfare benefits. Organisations like Citizens Advice and Shelter play a pivotal role in empowering individuals…
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Close to one in four children living in the EU in 2022 were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, a remarkable increase from one in five children before the Covid-19 pandemic. Poverty and social exclusion prevent children from accessing…
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The British Film Institute (BFI) commissioned Alma Economics to conduct an independent evaluation of the BFI National Lottery Film Fund covering the period 2012-2022. The Film Fund is an initiative funded by the National Lottery and administered…
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Our team recently analysed the responses to a public consultation by The Scottish Government on its draft British Sign Language (BSL) National Plan for 2023-2029. The plan is a set of policies intended to tackle barriers faced by BSL users and support…
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The UK’s leading children’s charities (Action for Children, Barnardo’s, The Children’s Society, the NSPCC and the National Children’s Bureau) recently commissioned Alma Economics to compare the costs and benefits of the government’s strategy for…
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The Fair Work Convention, established in 2015, is an independent body with a remit to advise Scottish Ministers and advocate and promote Fair Work in Scotland. Within the Fair Work Framework (2016), the Fair Work Convention set out a vision that…
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