Costing a national workforce strategy in adult social care in England

Alma Economics was commissioned by Skills for Care to provide high-level estimates of likely costs associated with the recommendations developed as part of their national workforce strategy for adult social care in England.

alma economicsJuly 18, 2024ADULT SOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND, CBAComment

Evaluation of Heritage 2022

Heritage 2022 is the BFI’s major preservation-led programme to safeguard high-risk significant collections held by the BFI National Archive and the Regions and Nations Film Archives across the UK. It seeks to ensure that…

Evaluationalma economicsJuly 16, 2024CULTURE, HERITAGEComment

Consulting the public on a Just Transition to Net Zero for Wales

Alma Economics was commissioned to analyse the responses to the Welsh Government’s public consultation on its Just Transition Framework.

Environmental Economicsalma economicsJune 24, 2024WALES, CLIMATE CHANGE, JUST TRANSITION, CONSULTATIONComment

Evaluating the expansion of the Welsh Government's Flying Start programme

We are pleased to announce that our process evaluation of the expansion of the Flying Start programme, commissioned by the Welsh Government, has now been published. Here are some of our key findings.

Children, Educationalma economicsJune 13, 2024CHILDCARE, CHILDREN, WALES, FLYING STARTComment

A billion lonely people

Why is loneliness on the rise? We look at what the research says.

Mental Healthalma economicsJune 11, 2024LONELINESS, SOCIAL RESEARCH, SOCIAL CAREComment

The evaluation of Leasing Scheme Wales

Like the rest of the United Kingdom, Wales faces a shortage of social housing – housing administered through local authorities which provides affordable rents and long-term tenancies for those who need it most…

Housing, Evaluationalma economicsMay 10, 2024WALES, HOUSING, POLICY EVALUATION, HOMELESSNESSComment

Children and gambling harms: Inequalities, vulnerabilities and risk factors

Alma Economics was commissioned by GambleAware to investigate the inequalities, vulnerabilities, and risk factors surrounding children and young people’s experience of gambling-related harms.

Children, Social Carealma economicsApril 29, 2024GAMBLING, CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLEComment

Talkin’ Bout a Devolution

We are proud to have played a role in the devolution process for Greater Lincolnshire, having conducted independent analysis of the responses to a consultation seeking the views of residents, businesses, and other stakeholders on the relevant proposal.

Local Governmentalma economicsMarch 15, 2024LOCAL GOVERNMENT, DEVOLUTION, LINCOLNSHIRE, CONSULTATIONComment