Impact bond project: INDIGO-POJ-0287

Result level: Outcome level
Result type: Final
Period: 2017-09 to 2023-10
Outcomes achieved: Overall, the cumulative number of offences by Bond clients was around 30% lower than the counterfactual group.
Number engaged in impact bond: 607
Description of result: The risk of reoffending reduced in the first 12 months. Also, Youth crime rates were reducing nationally. Although this outcome was not expected initially, participants in the pro- gramme were associated with significantly fewer hospital events, lower use of prescrip- tions, and lower consumption of mental health services

Result level: Outcome level
Result type: Final
Period: 2017-09 to 2023-10
Outcomes achieved: A high value outcome is the reduction in life-course-offenders (LCPs), those who remain as offenders through their lives. There was a significant decrease in total YLS/CMI scores over the first 12 months post-enrolment, indicating a decrease in overall risk for clients enrolled in the Bond for at least 12 months
Number engaged in impact bond: 607
Description of result: Significantly more social bond participants enrolled in tertiary educa- tion, enrolments were around 40% higher for this group. When compared to their paired individuals in the matched cohort, the social bond participants were significantly more likely to have a higher income overall, and a higher income from wages and salary.