Why BENEFITS?
Public and private social services, including healthcare, education, childcare, employment, and housing support, play a critical role in ensuring the well-being and functioning of societies, particularly during times of crisis.
Despite significant investments in the sector, traditional methods of evaluating their impact often focus solely on monetary costs, failing to capture the broader social, economic, and environmental benefits these services provide to individuals, communities, and society as a whole.
How will BENEFITS add value?
The BENEFITS project will build on current innovative methodologies to develop a Holistic Appraisal Framework to measure the social, economic and environmental value-added of social services.
The ultimate goal of this Framework is to support policymakers, service providers, and researchers in making evidence-based decisions, ensuring that investments in social services are accurately accounted for and aligned with community needs.
The project will also seek to actively engage with citizens to keep them informed of data related to social services and to involve them in the co-design, co-development and piloting of policy interventions that promote the uptake and scaling-up of social services.
What Makes BENEFITS Unique
Our comprehensive approach combines innovative methodologies with active community engagement
Holistic Framework
Comprehensive evaluation beyond financial metrics, capturing social, economic, and environmental value
Evidence-Based
Supporting policymakers and researchers with data-driven insights for informed decision-making
Community Engagement
Active citizen involvement in co-design and development of social service policy interventions
Areas of Impact
Access to information and integration into local communities
Education
Learning opportunities and educational support systems
Social Inclusion
Access to information, equal opportunities and integration into local communities.
Employment
Job training, placement, and career development programs