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.
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.
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.
DBT commissioned qualitative research exploring early impacts of the Carer’s Leave Act 2023 on unpaid carers, examining how the new leave has affected their work, caring responsibilities and wellbeing.
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.
A sectoral analysis of the UK cyber security industry provides figures on industry size, employment and revenue, mapping market structure and trends to inform policy on sector growth and skills needs.
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.
The Regulatory Policy Committee publishes its opinion on the government's options assessment underpinning a proposed Employment Rights Act 2025 measure to protect workers from 'fire and rehire', judging whether the consultation's evidence and analysis meet regulatory standards.
Presents the Low Pay Commission’s evidence and analysis that underpinned its recommendations for National Minimum and Living Wage rates from April 2026, including labour market and employer impact assessment.
Evaluation of in‑work progression (IWP) support for Universal Credit claimants, reporting on how the support was delivered, claimant experiences and whether it helped people increase hours, pay or move to better roles.
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.
Series of research reports commissioned to inform the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations on National Minimum Wage rates for 2026, providing evidence on low‑paid work and wage impacts.
Analysis maps UK cyber security labour market needs for 2025, detailing skills shortages and vacancy patterns across regions and roles to inform workforce planning and training provision.
This report summarises barriers to recruiting and retaining healthcare professionals who conduct DWP-contracted health and disability assessments, identifying workforce challenges faced by external providers that affect assessment capacity and continuity.
Two DWP reports and prototype tools investigate how to help working people who provide unpaid care make better-informed decisions about employment and care options, testing digital discovery approaches and care-choice supports for carers.