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Networks
We're creating alliances and networks among local practitioners and national policymakers. We bring together allies and like-minded organisations to encourage debate and learning from leaders and innovators.
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Policy
We're building support for the Social Guarantee through public and political discussion, with a strong focus on manifestos for the next election. We're reaching out to policy-makers and opinion formers, producing blogs and media coverage, organising and contributing to events, and building our social media presence.
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Knowledge
We're building knowledge about all aspects of the Social Guarantee, including examples of good practice and data on costs and benefits. We collate and showcase relevant publications and generate new research and analysis.
OUR WORK
Vision & Goals
An economy for people and the planet. A society where everyone can flourish and feel secure.
“The Social Guarantee enshrines universal services so that everyone has access to life’s essentials, according to need, not ability to pay"
VIDEOS
The Social Guarantee in action.
Our project team and guests explore our principles, work and examples
The Social Guarantee is hosted by PRIME and proudly supported by Network for Social Change, the Polden-Puckham Charitable Foundation, the Barry Amiel & Norman Melburn Trust and Thirty Percy.
FUNDERS
ABOUT
The Social Guarantee makes sure everyone's basic needs are met. It shows how more and better public services can deliver life's essentials within environmental limits. Enough for all, so that everyone can have enough, now and for future generations.
What is the Social Guarantee?
EXAMPLES
The Social Guarantee is not just delivering services.
The Social Guarantee is not just delivering services. For each of life’s essentials, there has to be a different package of measures. As well as service provision by governments or NGOs, ingredients include state regulation and investment, local initiatives and individual action. Details vary widely but in each case the package complies with the same set of principles.
Examples from different countries suggest what the Social Guarantee could look like in practice.
NEW
This paper, co-authored with the New Economics Foundation explores what a universal basic services approach to early childhood education and care would look like. The framework developed provides a basis to reimagine the design and delivery of ECEC provision as a universal public service that can better meet the needs of children, parents and staff, while making a positive contribution to the economy, society, and environment in which it sits.
A fair start for all
