UK Gov Industrial Review Strategy

The UK government has committed in its new Industrial Strategy to harness impact investment.

If it does so, it can raise billions of pounds for social programmes, while only paying for successful outcomes.

It is the only way to fund its social agenda despite spending constraints, largely spending as it saves.

Building on previous government initiatives, it should establish a £5bn government

Social Outcomes Payment Fund, to tackle priorities such as child poverty, unemployment among the disabled, youth and adults that need upskilling, homelessness and recidivism, with open access to the fund for outcomes-commissioning by all government departments.

Read the report here