ICF were commissioned in July 2017 by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to undertake an independent programme-level evaluation of the Life Chances Fund (LCF).
We coordinate a range of geographical and thematically focused peer learning groups which enable people to learn from each other.
The Life Chances Fund (LCF) was launched as an £80 million fund by the UK Government to help people in society who face significant barriers to leading happy and productive lives. Read Government Outcomes Lab's evaluation strategy for LCF.
New to outcomes-based contracting and social impact bonds? Discover the basics about these innovative approaches to the provision of public services.
Discover the International Network for Data on Impact and Government Outcomes (INDIGO). Here you can explore our datasets, join our events and find out more about data sharing in the field of social outcomes.
We have a range of guidance to support you develop impact bonds, from setting and measuring outcomes, to awarding the contract and pricing outcomes.
In this paper, we supply a framework for assessing the quality of outcomes specifications and clarify the trade-off between a robust value case for government and the transaction costs associated with specifying such a deal.
This functional guidance is created for Life Chances Fund projects to support them to upload their information to the DCMS platform.