Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme
This document describes an evaluation of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's Super Connected Cities Programme's Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme, which aimed to enhance economic growth by subsidizing the cost of improved broadband connections for small businesses. The evaluation used an impact study approach, revealing that over 54,000 small firms received grants, with 42,500 firms upgrading their internet connections to services that were, on average, 18 times faster. The results indicated that the UK gained at least £8 for every £1 spent on the scheme, with businesses reporting increased efficiency, profitability, and employment. The scheme also fostered competition and consumer choice by supporting hundreds of suppliers, particularly smaller ones, and group schemes were successful in improving connectivity in areas with poor service. The main conclusion is that the Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme significantly benefited participating businesses and the broader UK economy. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**
Description
- Lead department
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Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Evaluation stage
- A complete evaluation report
- Other departments
- No other departments listed
- Evaluation types
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Impact evaluation
- Impact methods
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Generic research method
- Grant information
- This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
- Government Major Project information
- This intervention is not a major project
- Policies
- No policies provided
Event Dates
- Event Name
- Publication of final results
- Event date
- August 2017
Evaluation Costs
- Cost
- Not provided
Evaluation sharing
- Link(s) to published report(s)
- Yes
- Links to evaluation plans
- No link provided
- Links to published evaluations (DEBUGGING)
- No final report link found.
- Findings
- Not provided
- Permission to share confirmed
- Yes