As the UK Government commences its Spending Review 2021, the Sport for Development Coalition is calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to capitalise on sport’s potential as a ‘team player’ in levelling up communities, tackling deprivation and building back better from Covid-19.
Targeted interventions across the Coalition’s UK-wide network produce cost savings and multiple returns on investment, from sustaining mental health and wellbeing and increasing employability and skills, to reducing crime and anti-social behaviour.
In this its submission to the Spending Review, the Coalition makes recommendations aimed at maximising the contribution of sport-based interventions in supporting individuals and communities with the greatest need, increasing social mobility and reducing the burden on the public purse.
Ollie Dudfield, Executive Director of the Coalition, said: “This Spending Review presents a unique opportunity for the Government to further elevate sport to be an important ‘team player’ in levelling up and building back better. In this difficult fiscal climate, where we urgently need innovative and cost-effective solutions to reduce the burden on health care and other public services, it’s essential we capitalise on the impact sport for development can make across priority areas identified by the Government for Spending Review 21.”
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