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.
Provides independent advice to DCMS on a proposed subsidy to UDX Development Company Limited, assessing the measure’s compatibility with subsidy control rules and likely economic effects on the relevant market and competitors.
Qualitative findings from interviews with 53–67‑year‑olds exploring how people understand, approach and make pension decumulation decisions, and the factors shaping their choices.
Survey data and qualitative interviews report on people who owe DWP benefit overpayments, exploring their debt composition, management strategies and perceptions of repayment arrangements.
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.
Identifies pay comparators for prison service roles and presents pay comparisons between those roles and external benchmarks to inform the Prison Service Pay Review Body’s recommendations on pay relativities and recruitment/retention pressures.
Surveys 1,202 VAT-registered businesses about the new points-based late submission system and revised late-payment penalties, reporting awareness, perceived fairness and intended behavioural responses to the penalty reforms.
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.
Quantifies the economic and social returns to the UK from public research and development spending, assessing benefits generated by public R&D investment for growth and societal outcomes.
Evaluation of the Refugee Transitions Outcomes Fund presents process, impact and value-for-money findings, examining how funded interventions supported refugee integration and the efficiency of delivered outcomes.