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Economic costs & benefits

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Economic benefit description Benefit area
Abandoned vehicle: cost to Local Authority to collect and dispose of Crime and safety
Acute NHS hospital services for people with mental health problems per inpatient day Health and care
Adult alcohol abuse: combined economic and social cost Health and care
Adult alcohol misuse: combined economic and social cost Health and care
Adult problematic Class A drug use: combined economic and social cost Health and care
Afterschool clubs: cost per disabled child per session Enhanced wellbeing
Alcohol drug-related crimes (primary drug): total cost to society of crimes (shoplifting, assaults and thefts) committed by young people Crime and safety
Amphetamines drug-related crimes (primary drug): total cost to society of crimes (shoplifting, assaults and thefts) committed by young people Crime and safety
Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO): cost to Police Crime and safety
Burglary in a dwelling Crime and safety
Burglary not in a dwelling Crime and safety
Bus shelter: replacement cost to Private Sector Enhanced services
Cannabis drug-related crimes (primary drug): total cost to society of crimes (shoplifting, assaults and thefts) committed by young people Crime and safety
Cocaine drug-related crimes (primary drug): total cost to society of crimes (shoplifting, assaults and thefts) committed by young people Crime and safety
Common Assault Crime and safety
Crack drug-related crimes (primary drug): total cost to society of crimes (shoplifting, assaults and thefts) committed by young people Crime and safety
Criminal Damage Crime and safety
Day care: cost per disabled child per session (8 hours) Enhanced wellbeing
Domiciliary home care: cost per disabled child family per hour Enhanced wellbeing
DWP benefits administration: costs for an older person to DWP per pensioner Enhanced services
Ecstasy drug-related crimes (primary drug): total cost to society of crimes (shoplifting, assaults and thefts) committed by young people Crime and safety
Employee absence: average direct costs to Employers, per employee per year Employment and economy
Employee absence: average indirect costs to Employers, per employee per year Employment and economy
Excluded child: average cost to Society over their lifetime Education and skills
Families most at risk: cost per family over-and-above the costs of benefits and support (for example through the costs of chasing school non-attendance, issuing ASBOs, attending to neighbour disputes, youth custody and prison) Enhanced services
Graffiti (low-level): cost to various organisations of dealing with Crime and safety
Group homes for people with learning disabilities Health and care
Hip fracture patient: cost to NHS commissioners to treat a patient (excludes costs of local authority social care) Health and care
Hoax fire call: cost to Local Authority Crime and safety
Home care: cost of an hour’s home care per day, over one year Health and care
Homelessness: the provision of outreach services to one person Housing
Hospital physiotherapist cost per hour in clinic Health and care
Hostel temporary accommodation: cost to Local Authority per person per week Housing
Housing tenancy failure: cost to Local Authority Housing
Incapacity Benefit: gross saving to the Department of Work & Pensions of moving an average recipient of Incapacity Benefit into work, per person per year Employment and economy
Income Support: Couple + two children (Including child benefit and child tax credit) Employment and economy
Income Support: Lone parent + one child (Including child benefit and child tax credit) Employment and economy
Income Support: Single working age adult Employment and economy
Inpatient bed: minimum cost to NHS per night Health and care
Jobcentre Plus administration costs for people of working age per person Enhanced services
Jobseeker’s Allowance: gross saving to the Department of Work & Pensions of moving an average recipient of Jobseeker’s Allowance into work, per person per year Employment and economy
Local authority foster care for children unit cost per child Health and care
Local authority residential care (staffed hostel) for people with mental health problems Health and care
Local authority residential care for older people Health and care
Long-term residential care cost per person Health and care
Male Young Offenders Institution: cost to the Criminal Justice System of a year inside per prisoner Crime and safety
Mental health: average cost of providing support to people with mental health problems with the Supporting People package, per household unit per annum Health and care
National Probation Service: cost of providing per service user Enhanced services
NEET: cost of one young person NEET in public finance costs before retirement age (for example, welfare payments, costs to health and criminal justice services, and loss of tax and national insurance revenue) Education and skills
Neighbourhood disputes: cost to Local Authority of dealing with, including staff time Housing
Noise incident: cost to Local Authority of dealing with, including staff time and prosecution Housing
Opiates drug-related crimes (primary drug): total cost to society of crimes (shoplifting, assaults and thefts) committed by young people Crime and safety
Parental spending on children - average per child from age 0 - 17 years Enhanced wellbeing
Pension Credit: Pensioner couple Employment and economy
Persistant truancy: cost to Society in terms of lost earnings, lower tax receipts, higher crime, increased pressure on health services and benefits Education and skills
Preventative health care of children: cost to Primary Care Trusts, up until their second birthday (per child) Health and care
Private nursing homes for older people Health and care
Private residential care for older people Health and care
Property: demolition cost to Local Authority Housing
Residential care cost of keeping a child Health and care
Residential care: cost for a seriously disabled wheelchair user per week Health and care
Residential home for younger adults with physical and sensory impairments Health and care
Residential overnight care: cost per disabled child per night (24 hour period) Enhanced wellbeing
Residential rehabilitation for people who misuse drugs/alcohol unit cost per resident week Health and care
Robbery/Mugging Crime and safety
Robbery/till snatch Crime and safety
Secure Training Centre: cost to the Criminal Justice System of a year inside per prisoner Crime and safety
Sexual Offences Crime and safety
Social Worker: average cost per hour (outside London) Enhanced wellbeing
Theft Crime and safety
Theft from a shop Crime and safety
Vehicle theft: cost to Police of handling Crime and safety
Violence against the person (not including Common Assault) Crime and safety

Initial list compiled by 27 Consulting