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Process and impact evaluations

Place Based Investment Programme

For the past five years we have evaluated the effectiveness of the Place Based Investment Programme – Direct Grants to Local Authorities. A reporting framework, gathering both quantitative and qualitative data based on the Place and Wellbeing Outcomes, was established and we have produced annual interim evaluation reports highlighting how local authorities have used the investment from Scottish Government. A final impact report will be produced in Autumn 2026.

Reports

Welfare Advice and Health Partnerships

We evaluated the effectiveness of the  Welfare Advice and Health Partnerships (WAHPs) ‘Test and Learn’ Programme in  2025. The evaluation considered different aspects of this approach to offering access to money and welfare rights advice in GP Practices in the following councils and HSCPs : Aberdeenshire Council; Argyll and Bute; Dumfries and Galloway; Dundee City; East Ayrshire; City of Edinburgh; Falkirk; Glasgow HSCP; Highland; Inverclyde HSCP; North Ayrshire; North Lanarkshire; Renfrewshire; South Lanarkshire; Stirling and West Dunbartonshire.

Separate evaluation reports considered the benefits of this approach to service users and primary care. Another report sought to identify any differences between urban and rural areas. The final report set out the lessons learned that should be considered in any further development of such partnerships.