Unmonetisable and unquantifiable factors

A1.11 Unmonetisable and unquantifiable factors should be accounted for at the long-list stage. Estimates of social costs or benefits cannot be made based purely on subjective judgement. If it is likely to be difficult to value social benefits, it may still be possible to have an idea of their potential costs. This could involve estimating what the additional costs of an option to deliver greater benefits would be and then consider whether that is a price worth paying. Multi Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) should be considered where appropriate (see Annex 2).