Life Chances Fund social impact bonds in children바카라 사이트™s social care
An analysis of children바카라 사이트™s social care social impact bond projects supported by the Life Chances Fund on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS)
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This report provides findings on seven children바카라 사이트™s social care projects commissioned through Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) that are part of the Department for Digital, Media, Culture & Sport (DCMS)바카라 사이트™s Life Chances Fund (LCF). The research investigates the justifications and alternative SIB design approaches adopted by local authority commissioners to support children and families 바카라 사이트˜on the edge바카라 사이트™ of (or already within) the statutory care system. It used qualitative methods, including analysis of key documents, workshops and semi-structured interviews with relevant stakeholders.
DCMS are working in partnership with the 바카라 사이트 Outcomes Lab (GO Lab) to undertake an evaluation of the LCF. The LCF was launched as an £80m locally-led SIB fund to tackle entrenched social issues across England. The LCF contributes to SIB projects through payments by results contracts. These contracts involve social investors and are locally commissioned.
Suggested citation: T. Hameed, J. Macdonald, M. Shiva, E. Carter, The use of social impact bonds in children바카라 사이트™s social care: A comparative analysis of project justifications and design considerations in the Life Chances Fund (2021). Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS)