About the National Well-being Evaluation

The Big Lottery Fund launched its £160 million Well-being programme in April 2006. The Well-being programme has three outcomes:

• People and communities having improved mental well-being
• People being more physically active
• Children, parents and the wider community eating more healthily

Funding was awarded to 17 lead organisations, all of whom co-ordinate and manage a portfolio of projects. Portfolios operate on both a national and regional level.

Two awards from the Changing Spaces programme are also included in the evaluation as they are working towards the Well-being outcomes.

The national evaluation is designed to capture behaviour change for those who engage with services funded by the Well-being programme, and other funded activities that will contribute to the Well-being programme outcomes. The overall impact of services on beneficiary mental health, physical activity, healthy eating and well-being will be measured using a bespoke set of data collection tools. In addition, the national evaluation will investigate the circumstances in which interventions are more or less effective in enhancing well-being.