Across the UK there are locally led, innovative service providers stepping in to meet their communities’ needs. Published in February 2025, here are 12 examples of local services providing adult social care, childcare, digital access, energy, housing and transport. They span the public and third sectors, from local and combined authorities to charities, voluntary and community groups, social enterprises and co-operatives. To varying degrees, they bring different aspects of the Social Guarantee to life, pointing to strategies and initial steps for reorienting service provision in line with human and planetary needs. Based on testimony from those directly involved locally, and not subject to independent evaluation, they serve as illustrations of what is possible. They show how the Social Guarantee is a big idea that can start small and local, learning and growing incrementally.