The impact of eliminating VAT on sunscreen in the UK

Research by Alma Economics, conducted on behalf of the UK charity Melanoma Focus, explores the financial and non-financial impacts of reducing VAT on sunscreen in the UK from 20% to zero.

alma economicsAugust 29, 2024Comment

How to quantify the economic impact of the UK’s heritage

Due to its broad and varied nature, it is challenging to define the boundaries of the heritage sector and quantify its economic impact. Our latest work for DCMS explored alternative statistics methodologies to address this issue.

Culture, UK Economyalma economicsAugust 26, 2024CULTURE, HERITAGE, STATISTICSComment

Help contribute to research into the needs of the bereaved Armed Forces community

Alma Economics has been commissioned by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust to explore the needs, experiences and priorities of the bereaved Armed Forces community. See how you can help.

Armed Forcesalma economicsAugust 23, 2024ARMED FORCES, SOCIAL RESEARCHComment

Eliminating profit from the care of looked-after children in Wales

Alma Economics conducted a Delphi study to explore how the commitment to eliminate profit from the care of looked-after children in Wales may affect their care and outcomes.

Children, Social Carealma economicsJuly 25, 2024CHILDREN'S SOCIAL CARE, CHILDREN, WALESComment

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