Social Value UK

Topic: Older people

Age at Work: A National Lottery Community Fund funded 5 year programme across 3 Nations – A Social Return on Investment Analysis

“Executive Summary

This research was commissioned by the Age at Work programme, run in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales over five years, supported by the National Lottery Community Fund, and conducted by Bean Research. It focuses on how the programme created social value through supporting older workers and Employers in each nation, and what its social return on investment is.

This project was conducted through quantitative and qualitative research, using the Social Value International (SVI) Principles as a guide to make decisions and to consider the broader definition of value. The specific focus of the social valuation was on the Older Workers who participated in the programme, and Employers in the three nations participating. Age at Work Older Workers were actively involved in the evaluation process, so their experiences have been respected, and their voices have influenced the process.

This research project and report show that Age at Work creates significant social value to society through its work with Older Workers, generating outcomes based on the development of financial capability, employability and vocational skills, a more positive mindset, and employment opportunities.”

31/10/2024
“Meeting Place: Dialogue” Programme in Russia. Social Return on Investment Analysis

This report describes the process and presents the outcomes, findings and recommendations of an SROI analysis of “Meeting Place: Dialogue” programme (MPDP) implemented by CAF Russia with the support of
EVZ Foundation to support former prisoners and victims of the German national socialist regime in WWII.

The analysis has shown that MPDP creates positive changes for four key stakeholder groups: the older people, their relatives, volunteers and specialists involved in the project. Although potentially relevant negative outcomes were identified for all stakeholder groups within the qualitative stage of data collection, they were not confirmed to be significant to meet the materiality criteria. The SROI ratio of MPDP is 3.55:1, which means that it is effective from the investment point of view and for every ruble invested in the programme, 3.55 rubles worth of social and economic outcomes is created for its stakeholders. The outcomes for older people account for 81% of the overall value of programme outcomes, outcomes for relatives – for 10%, and outcomes for volunteers and specialists for 6% and 3% respectively.

09/12/2021
Rural Transportation and Social Inclusion SROI Evaluation Report

“The Vision Project, United Daily News Group uses special reports to disclose needs of society that were neglected in the past, and draws the government and society’s attention to rural transportation and social inclusion issues. It also integrates resources from various parties and sectors and demonstrates the power of media. The Vision Project further utilized the SROI methodology to analyze the impact of the special reports and workshop on rural transportation and social inclusion, and evaluated its contribution to policy implementation and local impact. The Vision Project examined the actual benefits of the project on improving rural transportation and social inclusion, and continued to adjust the direction of the Project, in order to maximize the social value of media.

This study evaluates the benefits and impacts created by a series of reports on rural transportation and social inclusion as well as the “Flipped rural transportation workshop” organized by the Vision Project, United Daily News Group between May 27, 2018 and December 31, 2020.”

01/09/2021
“What Time Is It? Café” Social Return on Investment (SROI) Evaluation Report

“”What Time Is It? Café” strengthens President Chain Store Corporation’s (PCSC) image of being a friendly company that supports the underprivileged, and responds to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) Good Health and Well-being. PCSC hopes to create a friendly space for an innovative caretaking model that makes daily life a part of rehabilitation, and create a social demonstration platform that removes the label and stigma of dementia.”

“After analyzing each phase of engagement in the study, “What Time Is It? Cafés” have created the equivalent of NT$4.61 in social value for every NT$1 invested. The sensitivity analysis placed the result between NT$3.22 and NT$5.51. The project targeted elderly people with dementia, who are the most directly impacted stakeholders and accounted for 36% of the total value of all project outcomes, in which the most valuable outcome was “Delaying the progression of dementia.” Even though regular customers are indirect stakeholders, they accounted for 23% of the total value of all project outcomes, the second highest. This was mainly due to the large population. Furthermore, “increased dementia literacy,” the only outcome among regular customers, was a common outcome among stakeholders and ranked second among all outcomes. This corresponds to the project’s goal to increase dementia literacy among the general public. The top two outcomes and their corresponding stakeholders show that the activity indeed help slow the progression of dementia and create a community environment that is friendly to people with dementia.”

19/05/2021
The Self-Healing Power – A Social Return on Investment Study of YANG SHENG FOUNDATION’s Self-Healing Enhancement Program for Older Adults

“This report details the Social Return on Investment (SROI) evaluation analysis conducted on the Self-Healing Enhancement Program (the program) courses delivered by Yang Sheng Foundation (YSF) for older adults who are above the age of 60. The results demonstrate that significant social value is created through the course, with SROI result of $1: $11.49 meaning that for every $1 invested, $11.49 of social value is created.

Fundamental to the success of the program is the holistic health self-management approaches designed in the 3-stage program course. The program was developed by a group of experts from various professional fields who have an in-depth understanding of local older adult’s learning behaviours. On top of that, they have adopted practices from USA and Japan’s community health promotion programs and continuously incorporated latest research in related area.”

05/05/2021
Exploring the Social Impact of the ACVO TSI Supported Social Transport Project
“What does the STP do?
- It helps Aberdeen City residents (aged 55 years and over who can’t use regular public transport) to improve and maintain their quality of life
- It does this by helping them access health and social care in the city
- It provides a door-to-door, more accessible service, charged at a maximum return fare of £3.00 to the person and travelling and no additional cost for a carer who travel with them”
09/03/2017
Evaluating the impact of the “Status: Online” programme in Russia

Nowadays digital literacy is considered one of the essential skills to allow people to effectively exercise full citizenship.

Due to the lack of basic computer skills, financial and legal information, and inability to use contemporary communication devices the elderly and disabled people cannot fully participate in modern life, realize their talents and ambitions, and make an input. Their chances for employment are next to nothing. They finish disconnected from their friends and family and excluded from the society. They cannot use electronic services provided on the state and municipal levels.

The programme is focused on providing training for old and disabled people in the areas of the basic elements of digital literacy and IT, financial and legal literacy required for improvement of their social and economic stability to increase their chances for employment or small business undertakings.

The programme objective is to contribute to improvement of the quality of life for the elderly and physically challenged adults, create conditions that prevent their social and informational isolation, and give birth to the new opportunities for an active lifestyle.

24/02/2017
Measuring Well-Being Outcomes in Older People Receiving Help from the Age UK ‘Together for Health’ Initiative

“Between 2013 and 2016, Age UK Yorkshire & Humber implemented a 3 year project called ‘Together for Health’ that aimed to deliver a new ‘social connectedness’ service to reduce levels of loneliness and isolation amongst vulnerable older people and improve their health and wellbeing. This project set out to work with health service professionals in secondary care, A&E professionals, geriatricians and surgical wards to ‘prescribe’ the ‘Together for Health’ service to older people who presented with health needs impacted by their social needs as assessed through measurable risk factors of loneliness. The project involved four local Age UK charities in Yorkshire: Barnsley, Bradford & District, Wakefield district, and Age UK Knaresborough & District.”

26/08/2016
An Evaluation of House of Memories Dementia Training Programme: Midlands Model

15/07/2016
The economic value of older people’s community based preventative services

21/06/2016
Linkwide Older Persons’ Advice Project (OPAP) Social Return on Investment (SROI) Analysis

This is a Social Return on Investment report on the Older Persons‟ Advice Project (OPAP) delivered by Linkwide, a wholly owned subsidiary of Link Group, the Registered Social Landlord (RSL). Linkwide Ltd is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status which aims to promote inclusion, tackle inequalities in society, contribute to Scotland‟s broader social justice agenda and deliver high quality projects and services to those most in need.

OPAP is an income maximisation and holistic advice service for older tenant households (age 60+) of partner RSLs (Abronhill Housing Association, Almond Housing Association, Link Housing Association, Paragon Housing Association, Weslo Housing Management and Wishaw and District Housing Association) and all tenure older person households resident in the Falkirk Community Planning Partnership Priority Regeneration Areas.

21/06/2016