Research
Welcome to our Research page
PCVS carries out research on behalf of organisations and also contributes to research. On this page you can find reports of interest to the voluntary community sector from different sources.
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Reports
Reports
Resolution Foundation: Understanding Precarious Work Prospects Among Foreign-born Workers April 2025
This report explores the labour market experiences of foreign-born workers. Although a significant number attain high-skilled and well-compensated positions, the focus here is on the notable portion who encounter challenges in accessing stable and secure employment.The King's Fund: Place-based partnerships- challenges and opportunities April 2025
The report finds that place-based partnerships have concentrated on pressing local challenges—such as hospital discharge processes and waiting times—while also demonstrating a strong commitment to addressing health inequalities by targeting their underlying causes.Mental Health Foundation: Experiences of Poverty Stigma and Mental Health in the UK June 2024
Over 14 million people in the UK are currently living in poverty, with deep poverty on the rise (Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2024). This report investigates how poverty stigma influences mental health outcomes, aiming to identify who is most affected and to inform more effective solutions.PCVS Poverty Truth Commission Highlights
Short report on the highlights of the PTC in Peterborough which ran from January 2023 to March 2025Peterborough Health and Wellbeing Survey 2025
The purpose of this report is to provide information on the responses and feedback received during the Peterborough Health and Wellbeing Survey campaign which ran from 11 November 2024 – 31 January 2025Peterborough Health and Wellbeing Survey Infographic
Infographic for the Peterborough Health & Wellbeing Survey