Key findings include:
- Wellbeing in stagnation: Our research found no improvement in wellbeing across any of our headline measures for the people of Northern Ireland.
- Deep inequalities: People on lower incomes, disabled people and people aged 16-34 experience the lowest levels of wellbeing.
- Opportunity to build trust: Our polling shows a small increase in trust for the Northern Ireland Executive and MLAs; however, the wider dataset reveals a widespread lack of trust in political systems.
The report outlines three key areas of opportunity that the Northern Ireland Executive should grasp to deliver its Programme for Government:
- Develop legislation that includes a duty on public bodies to play their part in delivering the wellbeing missions.
- Embrace the benefits of a whole-of-government approach.
- Include the priority of “Peace” as a mission and develop plans for its delivery.