Evaluations, survey work, qualitative studies and impact assessments commissioned by UK government departments — separated out from the news, and attributed to the agency that carried out the work.
Independent review examines the rise in young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), setting out interim findings on causes, risk factors and potential policy responses to reverse the increase ahead of a final report.
Process and impact evaluation reviews the HGV parking and driver welfare match funding grant scheme, analysing how grants were delivered, effects on driver welfare and any local implementation barriers.
Foresight study by NatCen outlining how needs and experiences of disabled people are likely to change over the next 5, 10 and 20 years, identifying future challenges for services, employment and accessibility.
Research exploring women's information needs and preferences about clinician-taken cervical screening versus HPV self-sampling, to inform communications and support choices in screening programmes.
Updated evidence review of Access to Work, synthesising research on the programme that helps disabled people to obtain and retain employment and identifying gaps in the current evidence base.
Research and analysis examines the impacts of active travel investment in England, aiming to improve economic appraisal and evaluation methods for schemes that encourage walking and cycling.
Summarises applicants’ and employers’ experiences of the Access to Work scheme, reporting perceived impacts on employment support and offering recommendations for improving application journeys, communication, and decision timescales for users and employers.
NatCen research identifies risk and protective factors shaping loneliness, isolation and social connection among boys and young men in England, exploring how these groups experience and navigate social relationships and isolation.
Independent evaluation examines several initiatives intended to improve the ‘move on’ process, focusing on how they were implemented, initial impacts and their value for money for participants and delivery bodies.
Process evaluation of Combating Drugs Partnerships examines local delivery of the national drugs strategy, detailing how whole-system approaches were implemented, partnership working, barriers and facilitators to local delivery, and operational lessons.
Independent evaluation and case studies of Round 3 of the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund examines how regulator-led innovations were supported, lessons learned for scaling pilots, and the fund’s delivery and outcomes across participating regulatory bodies.
New longitudinal analysis links life-course patterns—such as employment, family and care trajectories—to pension saving behaviours and retirement outcomes, aiming to show how different life histories affect pension accumulation and adequacy.
Evaluation of the Creative Fenland programme, which ran short ‘art for wellbeing’ courses aimed at people experiencing health-related barriers to social inclusion, assessing delivery, participant wellbeing outcomes and community engagement.
Overarching evaluation by Fortia Insight and NatCen assessing process, impact and value for money of the Know Your Neighbourhood Fund, synthesising findings across funded projects to judge delivery effectiveness and VfM.
Quasi‑experimental evaluation of Emmaus North East’s Community Activator project, which offered volunteering opportunities plus wrap‑around support, measuring impacts on participants compared with a non‑participant comparison group.
Market Value Survey 2024 links house values to dwelling and household characteristics, providing updated estimates of how factors such as property attributes and household makeup affect market value.
An evaluation of Great Britain's smart meter roll-out assesses deployment progress, consumer experiences, installation challenges and the programme's effectiveness in delivering anticipated benefits for households and energy systems.
Sets out planned evaluation and monitoring arrangements for the Health Transformation Programme in 2026, summarising objectives, proposed indicators, governance and approaches to assess programme delivery and impacts.
Survey-based study examining how safe people feel on England’s transport network and collecting accounts of incidents affecting personal safety, including where and when concerns occur and factors shaping perceptions of safety on different modes.
Compares disability benefits systems and disability employment support across selected OECD countries to draw lessons for UK policy on benefit design and employment services for disabled people.
Statistical analysis of English Housing Survey data models options for a new Decent Homes Standard, providing quantitative estimates and scenarios to inform a proposed standards update for housing condition and investment planning.
Statistical analysis of English Housing Survey data used to model a revised Decent Homes Standard, informing a consultation planned for July–September 2025; the briefing presents the data inputs and modelling approach underpinning proposed standard changes.
Independent evaluation examines implementation of the National Age Assessment Board and assesses whether it achieved intended outcomes and safeguarded children in practice.
An evaluation of the UK Space Agency’s Inspiration programme, commissioned in 2023, assesses its design, delivery and outcomes for participants and stakeholders to inform future programme decisions.
The English Private Landlord Survey segments landlords by business model, analysing practices, portfolio composition and objectives to distinguish how different landlord types operate within the private rented sector.
Analysis of British Social Attitudes data from 2021 and 2023 sets out public views on housing, covering priorities, perceptions of housing availability and responsibility, and shifts in opinion between the two survey waves.
Qualitative interviews examine suspected tax-evasion behaviours in small businesses, exploring how and why proprietors might under-report income, mischaracterise expenses or use non-compliant practices, and the contextual factors that influence those decisions.
Qualitative research explores the motivations, business models, income streams and support needs of social media content creators to inform policy on taxation, regulation and creative sector support.
Evaluation of the Volunteering Futures Fund reviews how the £7.4m scheme supported volunteering opportunities for young people and those facing barriers, assessing reach, participation and the fund’s effectiveness in improving access to volunteering.
Research into suicides on the rail network analyses determinants and prevention strategies to help the Department for Transport better understand risk factors, interventions and how to reduce incidents on rail infrastructure.