New Zealand Statistical Association 2024 Conference

Kylie Reiri – Plenary Session 4

Partner, Finance, Economics and Analytics & Lead Partner for the Māori Economy, PwC

Payment for Success: An introduction to how paying for social outcomes works, and the critical role of statisticians

What's changing in how we fund social services? How do outcomes-based contracts work – where organisations get paid for the positive changes they create rather than just the work they do? How do we figure out what to pay, and how do we prove these programmes actually make a difference? Why aren't traditional measurement tools like Social Return on Investment enough anymore? And most intriguingly – why do we suddenly need more statisticians than ever in social services? Join us to explore how the future of social impact depends on proving what works.