Social investment think piece 2026
The newest iteration of the social investment model finally got underway last November, when the first seven recipients of the social investment fund were announced. The social services sector has long called for changes to how we are funded to deliver services to families and children in need. We are cautiously optimistic about the potential of social investment, but many questions remain about how it will work in practice. These include some significant issues around data sovereignty and how we measure the ‘success’ of services.