


This new social and economic value of community sport and physical activity data is a significant step forward from the previous SROI model, but it's also highlighted where further work is required to: Improved levels of social trust, belonging and community engagement (£14.2bn).The replacement value of work done by sports volunteers (£5.7bn).More than £3.6bn worth of savings were generated by the prevention of 900,000 cases of diabetes, while a further £3.5bn of value was generated through avoided dementia cases and the related care.Ī total of £450 million was saved by preventing 30 million additional GP visits.Ī further £20bn of value came from stronger and safer communities, including: Of this amount, £5.2bn was in healthcare savings, while £1.7bn was in social care savings. The findings also demonstrate how physical activity plays an important role in preventing a number of serious physical and mental health conditions, with the research showing this had a value of £9.5bn. The research showed that £42 billion worth of value was created from improved life satisfaction for 24 million participants and 3.9 million volunteers through their involvement in sport and physical activity.
