Evidencing the value of resident services
Boards and the Regulator need evidence of the benefits created by tenant and community programmes. SROI analysis helps housing associations explain those benefits and support budget decisions.
Social Value Engine helps housing associations measure the social return on investment of community programmes, tenancy support and wellbeing initiatives, and produce SROI reports for funders, regulators and boards.
Who We Help: Housing
Social Value for Housing Associations
Measure the community impact of housing and tenant support
Housing associations and social landlords deliver far more than homes. Employment support, tenancy sustainment, wellbeing programmes, and community investment create significant social value. The Social Value Engine gives you the accredited SROI framework to evidence it for regulators, funders, boards, and the communities you serve.
The challenge
What organisations in your sector face
Meeting Regulator expectations
The Regulator of Social Housing's consumer standards expect housing providers to demonstrate positive outcomes for residents. Building a consistent measurement approach across the organisation is complex.
Reporting across frameworks
ESG, UN SDGs, housing association-specific KPIs, and local authority partnership requirements all create reporting burden. Pulling it together consistently is a significant challenge.
How SVE helps
Built for how you work
SROI for community investment
Measure the social return on tenancy support, employment programmes, digital inclusion, financial wellbeing, and health and wellbeing initiatives, consistently across all projects.
Board and regulator-ready reporting
Produce transparent, auditable SROI reports that give your board and the Regulator of Social Housing the evidence they need, with every figure citable and traceable.
Framework and SDG alignment
Map your social value outcomes to UN Sustainable Development Goals and ESG reporting frameworks automatically, giving boards and funders clear, consistent evidence for the social component of your ESG reporting.
Common use cases
What organisations like yours measure
- Measuring SROI of tenancy sustainment and support programmes
- Evidencing value of employment and financial wellbeing services
- SROI reporting for community investment and grants
- Measuring wellbeing outcomes for vulnerable tenants
- Digital and social inclusion programme evaluation
- Demonstrating value of partnership with VCSE organisations
- Supporting social value evidence for ESG and regulatory reporting
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The Social Value Engine has given our members the confidence and the credibility to tell their story in a way funders and commissioners can trust.
Case studies
See it in practice
Knowledge Hub
Guides and resources for your sector
- The Procurement Act 2023 and social value for housing associations: part one
- The Procurement Act 2023 and social value for housing associations: part two
- The Procurement Act 2023 and social value for housing associations: part three
- How to evidence jobs and skills social value
- What is Social Return on Investment?
- What is Social Value?
- Understanding the 8 Social Value International Principles
Independent sign-off
Need the Regulator or your board to trust the figures?
The Regulator of Social Housing and housing association boards increasingly expect more than self-reported impact numbers. Assurance adds an accredited practitioner who independently reviews and signs off your methodology, proxy selection and final SROI report, giving you a result you can put in front of a regulator, funder or trustee with confidence.
Learn about AssuranceDemonstrate your community value with confidence
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