New Belongings Programme: Baseline evaluation report

By Dr Anna Ludvigsen and Dr Sarah Taylor

Carried out by Coram’s Impact and Evaluation team, this independent evaluation of the New Belongings Programme is funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.

Using a range of tools such as the Baker and Dixon self-assessment for local authorities and the Your Life Beyond Care survey for care leavers, this evaluation report provides a baseline assessment of the starting point for the eight participating local authorities.

These tools will be administered again in spring 2022, allowing pre and post-data to be compared, which will enable the final evaluation report to describe any changes the New Belongings approach contributes to improving services for care leavers in participating local authorities.