Towns Fund Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy

This document describes an evaluation of the Towns Fund monitoring and evaluation strategy, which aims to assess the impact of the £3.6 billion fund on regenerating towns and high streets in England. The strategy addresses challenges such as outdated infrastructure, lack of skills, and limited economic management, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The evaluation uses a multi-method approach, including monitoring, process evaluation, impact evaluation, and value for money evaluation, to determine the effectiveness of interventions in achieving economic, social, and environmental outcomes. The strategy involves stakeholder engagement, data collection from various sources, and a timeline with key milestones extending from 2021 to 2029. The evaluation seeks to provide evidence of the fund's effectiveness and inform future local growth programs, with a focus on sustainable economic growth and equitable improvements for residents. **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: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Evaluation types: Value for money evaluation; Impact evaluation; Process evaluation
• Impact methods: Quasi-experimental method
• Quasi-experimental methods: Difference-in-difference
• Process methods: Case studies; Individual interviews
• Value for money methods: Cost-benefit analysis; Cost-effectiveness analysis; Other; Other; Cost-utility analysis
• 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: December 2021

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