Uniformed Youth Fund evaluation reports
An independent study covering the process and impact evaluation of the Uniformed Youth Fund 2022 to 2025, and a process evaluation of the Uniformed Youth Fund extension 2025 to 2026.
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The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) commissioned an independent provider (Ipsos) to conduct an evaluation covering the Uniformed Youth Fund (UYF) from 2022 to 2025.
The process report explores how the fund was delivered and to what extent it achieved its objectives. The process evaluation used a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative and qualitative data collected throughout the fund’s implementation. Monitoring reports, interview data, in depth case study data from new units (involving interviews and observations), as well as survey data was used.
The impact report explores the impact of Uniformed Youth Organisation (UYO) participation on young people. The impact evaluation used a mixed-methods approach, using both a quasi-experimental design and a theory-based contribution analysis, to assess the impact of UYO participation on young people.
The Uniformed Youth Fund was extended through 2025 to 2026 with a £7.3 million investment to increase access to UYOs. The Fund extension aimed to create new places, focus on underrepresented groups, aid skill development of young people and support organisations in sustainable capacity building. The process evaluation aimed to assess whether the Fund extension achieved its objectives in creating and filling new places, as well as how UYOs did this, and what worked well or less well. The process evaluation of the Fund extension used a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative and qualitative data collected. Quantitative data was collected from monitoring reports and qualitative data through scoping interviews and 18 case study visits.
Updates to this page
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Added details of the Uniform Youth Fund extension evaluation and added HTML evaluation report for 2025 to 2026.
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First published.