What types and combinations of support, incentives and conditionality are most effective at enabling and encouraging people in work and in receipt of Universal Credit to increase their hours and earnings to progress in work?
Background
This encompasses priorities around:
- promoting financial resilience and reducing poverty, including by harnessing the full set of levers available through the Department and its public bodies, other government departments and Local and Combined Authorities
- supporting people to help meet the cost of living and work across government to support the formulation and delivery of effective housing policies, particularly with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)
- delivering financial security for low-income working adults, and for children in low-income households
Next steps
Send correspondence and further questions to evidence.strategyteam@dwp.gov.uk.
Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
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Why might this be relevant?
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Universal Credit and Employers: exploring the demand side of UK active labour market policy
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Welfare integration, labour supply and take-up
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Why might this be relevant?
The project examines the impacts of welfare integration, which is relevant to understanding the effectiveness of support for claimants in increasing their hours and earnings.