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Cross-cutting interests Statistics representing society: How well or poorly do statistics represent society, and what are the impacts of this on how they are used and valued? Office for Statistics Regulation, 2023

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Deliver high quality services, tackle fraud and maximise value for money for the taxpayer. What are the key factors that could drive improved productivity and efficiency in the delivery of DWP services? How can DWP services be designed to effectively identify vulnerable groups and those with complex multiple needs, in order to facilitate early intervention in partnership with other organisations? Department for Work and Pensions, 2023

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Enable disabled people and people with health conditions to start, stay, and succeed in work, and get financial support How can DWP enhance its understanding of the most appropriate measures of independent living? Department for Work and Pensions, 2023

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Enable disabled people and people with health conditions to start, stay, and succeed in work, and get financial support How have disabled people been affected by the recent Cost of Living challenges, compared with non-disabled people, and have they sought out extra resources to help them cope? Department for Work and Pensions, 2023

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Deliver financial support to people who are entitled to it How can DWP ensure all those entitled to claim benefits or access DWP services are reached? What barriers to accessing support services are faced by individuals from disadvantaged groups? Department for Work and Pensions, 2023

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Deliver financial support to people who are entitled to it How effective are child maintenance and associated policies at supporting separated families, encouraging family-based arrangements, reducing conflict and helping children and adults achieve better outcomes? And how does this differ by group? Department for Work and Pensions, 2023

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Deliver financial support to people who are entitled to it What are the causes, consequences and costs associated with parental conflict and family breakdown? What is effective in avoiding or mitigating parental conflict and for whom? How do parental characteristics including worklessness, low skills, lack of stable housing, ethnicity, parents in the perinatal stage, LGBTQ+, being (or having been) a member of the armed forces, mental health and parents with SEND children interact with conflict and influence what works? Department for Work and Pensions, 2023

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Deliver financial support to people who are entitled to it How has rising inflation impacted on the living standards for different groups? Department for Work and Pensions, 2023

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Deliver financial support to people who are entitled to it What impacts has COVID-19 had on income poverty, material deprivation and the cost of living? Department for Work and Pensions, 2023

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Maximise employment, reduce economic inactivity, and support the progression of those in work What additional labour market barriers do those from disadvantaged groups (such as ex-offenders, homeless people), face? How can DWP best support those with multiple, complex needs to gain and retain employment? Department for Work and Pensions, 2023

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Maximise employment, reduce economic inactivity, and support the progression of those in work What are the causes/drivers of the ethnic minority employment gap? What are the barriers to entry and progression in the labour market for ethnic minorities? Department for Work and Pensions, 2023

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Reduce environmental impacts What evidence exists about the role of transport related air pollution (NOx and PM2.5) and social inequality in England, with consideration for social, economic, and geographic factors? Department for Transport, 2023

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Improve transport for the user What is the impact of the digitisation of information on transport services on disabled passengers? Department for Transport, 2023

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Improve transport for the user How do needs, attitudes, and behaviours towards travel and transport vary between individuals with a disability/long-term health condition and those without? Department for Transport, 2023

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Improve transport for the user What are the enablers and barriers to travel for disabled people and those with long-term health conditions -including those who fall into other protected characteristic groups? Department for Transport, 2023

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Improve transport for the user What is the causal relationship between loneliness and transport/travel? Department for Transport, 2023

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Improve transport for the user How can we embed better evidence into our investment decisions, the impacts of investment on transport users and communities (including vulnerable and protected groups)? Department for Transport, 2023

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Grow and level up the economy How can the social and economic disparities from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic be mitigated through transport investment schemes? Department for Transport, 2023

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Building a data-led approach to produce rigorous evidence on gambling to inform proportionate and effective gambling regulation, acting to drive down problem gambling What levers are most effective for the Gambling Commission to use in regulating towards a socially responsible industry? Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, 2023

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Assessing rigorously how best to tackle inactivity and maximise the positive impacts of sport for the whole nation Better understand and quantify the extent to which investment in grassroots facilities improves participation, including for underrepresented groups and in different parts of the country. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, 2023

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