A study by research firm Substance found that based on likely reductions in substance misuse and antisocial behaviour, alongside improvements in educational performance, school attendance, and health and wellbeing, the Doorstep Sports Club programme makes "societal savings" of around £69m a year.
The initiative, launched in 2013 by national sports charity StreetGames in disadvantaged communities, delivers sport in new formats with the minimum amount of specialist equipment or facilities.
So far 900 Doorstep Sports Clubs have been established across the UK, with an additional 100 due to launch by the end of July 2015.
In total the initiative has worked with more than 47,000 young people in the last two years.
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