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.
The 2026 Skills England annual report identifies key challenges across the skills system and publishes Sectoral Skills Needs Assessments outlining demand and supply gaps in priority sectors to inform policy and workforce planning.
Independent Expert Academic Panel on Neurodiversity, chaired by Professor Amanda Kirby, publishes final recommendations aimed at improving workplace inclusion for neurodivergent people, setting out policies and practice changes for employers and government to adopt.
Explores illegal working among gig economy workers and business owners’ attitudes to compliance in sectors vulnerable to illegal working, presenting worker and employer perspectives on prevalence, motivations and enforcement challenges.
Research mapping UK cyber security skills needs and job vacancies in 2026, detailing employer demand and gaps across roles and regions to inform skills policy, recruitment and training provision.
Explores journeys, experiences and aspirations of contributory benefit customers (New Style ESA and New Style JSA) and departmental staff, focusing on interactions with the system and employment transitions.
Guidance for local government summarising evidence on effective employer-support interventions to increase recruitment of disabled people and those with health conditions, highlighting practical approaches and lessons for local delivery.
Interim findings from Ecorys’ evaluation of the Young Futures Hubs Early Adopters pilot for DCMS set out early implementation lessons, participant reach and initial outcomes from the hubs supporting young people into education, training and work.
Compilation of reports and surveys assessing the seasonal workers pilot from 2019 to 2025, reviewing how the scheme operated over that period and its performance for employers, workers and delivery arrangements.
Provides counts of Ukrainian nationals in employment across the UK, broken down by age, gender and region, with separate figures for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to show labour market participation patterns.
An independent review using a survey of education professionals examining the rise in young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET), exploring causes and implications for policy and practice.
Survey report presenting employers’ views on hiring young people, produced for an independent review into rising NEET rates and examining recruitment barriers and employer engagement with young workers.
General population polling conducted for an independent review into the rise in young people who are NEET, gauging public attitudes and perceptions about causes and potential policy responses.
Survey of young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) conducted as part of an independent review into the increase in NEET prevalence among young people.
Invitation to tender for research to inform the Low Pay Commission’s 2027 report and beyond, seeking studies on low-paid work, wage-setting, and policy impacts to support future Commission recommendations.
Summary of general population polling (July–August) on attitudes toward efforts to tackle rising numbers of young people not in education, employment or training, reporting public perceptions of policies addressing NEETs.
Regulatory Policy Committee assessment of the evidence and analysis underpinning the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Trade’s options assessments on reforms to zero‑hours and similar contracts.
Technical report examining the impacts of precarious employment and experiences of those in insecure work, providing evidence on how precarious roles affect economic activity and outcomes.
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.
Early evaluation presents emerging findings from the WorkWell pilots, covering implementation across 15 programmes between October 2024 and March 2025 and initial indications of participant engagement, delivery challenges and early outcomes.
Survey of low-paid workers gathers detailed evidence on pay levels, living standards and working conditions to inform the Low Pay Commission’s understanding of the experiences of those earning at the bottom of the labour market.
Survey explores how employees and self-employed workers manage health and wellbeing at work during 2024–25, covering workplace practices, support access and impacts on ability to work.
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.
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.
Guidance for local authorities on designing, delivering and evaluating work and health active labour market programmes, offering insights into what enables effective local implementation and programme evaluation.
Survey results from wave two (August–October 2025) of the Adult Social Care Workforce Survey present measures of work‑related quality of life for England's adult social care staff, including wellbeing, job satisfaction and workforce pressures.
First-phase evaluation sets out Theory of Change models and system maps for Get Britain Working Trailblazers, describing how local Trailblazer areas plan to achieve programme aims and the causal pathways underpinning interventions.
Follow-up qualitative study reports on the working lives of teachers and school leaders, focusing on reasons leavers and those considering leaving the English state school sector give for their decisions and experiences.
Survey of Universal Credit customers explores knowledge, understanding, attitudes and barriers to work, and how perceptions of UC financial incentives influence decisions on employment and progression.
Independent mixed-method evaluation examines the Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) programme, reporting quantitative outcomes and qualitative experiences of delivering IPS within primary care to support people with health-related employment barriers.
Mixed-method evaluation finds how the Intensive Personalised Employment Support (IPES) programme delivers tailored employment support, combining quantitative outcomes and qualitative participant insight to assess effectiveness in helping unemployed people into sustained work.