We want to better understand how and why the labour market is changing and the implications for the number and types of people who need different support. We would like to improve our understanding of what determines the transitions people make between welfare and work and how DWP can support people to progress in work. We want to learn more about what works for whom, when, where, why, and under what circumstances. We would like to develop a richer picture of how disadvantages and barriers combine, reinforce each other, and manifest themselves throughout someone’s life, and how this affects their opportunities and outcomes.
Send correspondence and further questions to evidence.strategyteam@dwp.gov.uk.
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
This project will address one of the most important issues facing society: the increase in underemployed, vulnerable workers resulting from industrial changes, the 2008 recession, and the Covid-19 pandemic. How we work i...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Bristol
The project partially answers the question by addressing the issue of underemployment and its impact on vulnerable workers, but does not specifically address how DWP should work with employers and other third parties.
This research will be undertaken by a unique partnership between Ingeus, a welfare-to-work provider, and an academic team led by the University of Glasgow and will study the Ingeus workless clients including those with h...
Funded by: MRC
Lead research organisation: University of Glasgow
The project partially answers the question by focusing on supporting older people into employment, but does not specifically address how DWP should work with employers and other third parties.
Research context: Active labour market policies (ALMPs) are government interventions traditionally focused on moving unemployed people into work. As those ultimately in control of the employment opportunities participant...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: Manchester Metropolitan University
The project partially answers the question by exploring the demand side of UK active labour market policy and how employment services can work more effectively with employers, but does not specifically address how DWP should work with employers and other third parties.