2020 partnership survey: the effects of COVID-19

This brief is part of our Local Trust research papers series, originally shared internally with staff, and is one of four thematic briefs presenting findings from the 2020 partnership survey.

Every two years, Local Trust undertakes a comprehensive survey of all Big Local partnership members. This briefing focuses on responses to questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, half of respondents had been directly impacted by COVID-19 and the vast majority of Big Local partnership members said their partnership supported more people than usual during the pandemic.

Other briefings on the 2020 survey explore:

• Challenges and support needs of partnerships
• Areas at risk of not ‘spending out’
• Regional differences

A version of this paper was first published internally by Local Trust in 2021. It was published on the Local Trust website in April 2022.