Bert Provan

CASE Senior Policy Fellow

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+44 (0)20 7955 6872

Email:

j.a.provan@lse.ac.uk

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SAL 3.36 C

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Biography

Bert Provan's current research interests are:

Urban regeneration and poverty reduction in the UK, France and the wider EU
Energy efficiency, the green economy and their role within city renewal
Housing and homelessness, particularly in the context of current welfare benefit changes
Knowledge management and research impact

Bert's latest projects include:

Impact of welfare reform on social housing tenants and local communities
Social return on investment impact of regeneration and anti-poverty programmes
Effectiveness of programmes to tackle rough sleeping in inner London
Knowledge management for the Social Policy and Distributional Outcomes programme

Latest

CASEreports

Independent Review of Krakow Metropolitan Area 2030 Strategy

20 October 2023

Bert Provan, Aleksandra Jadach-Sepiolo, Neil Lee, Max Herbertson and Kath Scanlon

This report was commissioned by the European Investment Bank to provide a review of the Krakow Metropolitan Area (KMA) Strategy 2030. The objectives were to review: How the strategic objectives in the KMA 2030 strate... Read more...

CASEreports

The Social and Economic Value of Wheelchair User Homes

04 September 2023

Bert Provan and Laura Lane

People who use wheelchairs can benefit in many ways from living in homes which are designed to meet their needs. They can enjoy a much greater independence and ability to do everyday tasks such as showering, cooking, usi... Read more...

CASEreports

Cost-benefit analysis of extending support to domestic abuse victims with NRPF: A technical report for the Domestic Abuse Commissioner

13 December 2022

Kath Scanlon, Bert Provan, Ria Ivandic, Mariña Fernández-Reino, Fanny Blanc and Christine Whitehead

This report provides the technical underpinning to the report by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s Report1 laid before Parliament in December 2022. That report was in response to the Home Office request that she set out ... Read more...

CASEreports

Rough Sleeping in Newham: Policy into practice 2019-2022

20 September 2022

Bert Provan

The London Borough of Newham had one of the worst records for rough sleeping in 2018, and lacked an up to date Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy. Compiled over four years of engagement with the borough, this repor... Read more...

Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes Knowledge Exchange Briefs

Layers of engagement: learning from the Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes research programme public engagement exercise

24 August 2022

Tania Burchardt, Bert Provan and Kerris Cooper

The purpose of this note is to share with the research community the lessons we feel we have learned from a public engagement exercise that we undertook, in collaboration with Sense about Science, as part of the Social P... Read more...

CASEreports

Social Cost Benefit Analysis of the no recourse to public funds (NRPF) policy in London

23 March 2022

Ellie Benton, Jacob Karlsson, Ilona Pinter, Bert Provan, Kath Scanlon and Christine Whitehead

This report estimates the monetised social and economic gains (benefits) of removing of the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition for certain household in England. It compares this to the costs of allowing them to... Read more...

CASEreports

Oasis Community Housing: Review of change through COVID and beyond

03 December 2021

Anne Power and Bert Provan

Small, locally based housing associations provide invaluable local services to homeless and rough sleeping people. Oasis Community Housing undertakes this work in Gateshead, Sunderland and South Tyneside, providing day c... Read more...

CASEreports

Opening Doors: An evaluation of the London Borough of Newham's Housing First Pilot Project

05 February 2021

LSE Housing and Communities, Laura Lane, Anne Power and Bert Provan

In 2018, the London Borough of Newham (LBN) commissioned LSE Housing and Communities to undertake an evaluation of their "Housing First" pilot project. The main objectives for the evaluation were: 1. To understand the pr... Read more...

CASEreports

City of Walbrzych: Technical Assistance for Mitigating the Social and Economic Challenges of The City

06 August 2020

Maciej Borsa, Aleksandra Jadach-Sepiolo and Bert Provan

This report addresses options for city renewal in the medium sized, but shrinking, Polish city of Walbrzych. It provides an overview of the impact of the rapid closure of the mining industry in the mid-1990s, in terms o... Read more...