research

A report by national charity Citizens Advice, and supported by eighteen other organisations, highlights grave concerns with how sick and disabled people are being assessed for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).

The Work and Pensions Select Committee has issued a report entitled Management and Administration of Contracted Employment Programmes.

This report represents the first stage of the evaluation of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).

A survey commissioned by DWP of companies that use Jobcentre Plus services found that employers recognise that considering disabled applicants for roles widens the pool of potential recruits, but for many there is a limited supply of suitable roles.

DWP has published a research report examining the impact of an outcome-based contracting on provider-led Pathways to Work.

This is an interim evaluation of a three-year pilot programme designed to test new approaches to tacking chronic social exclusion amongst the most marginalised people in society.

The Learning and Skills Council has published the full findings from research commissioned during early 2008 by the LSC and carried out by the Institute for Employment Studies on the impact of any recent changes in provision on adults with learning difficulties and/or disabilities.

A group of independent experts have published their reports on health and well-being, specifically focussing on the prevention of ill health.

This report looks at the negotiation and implementation of the first round of multi-area agreements,

This report presents findings from a qualitative research project carried out by the Institute for Employment Studies during 2008 and 2009.