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  Review of Action Teams for Jobs

  Casebourne J, Davis S, Page R | Feb 2006 | Department for Work and Pensions

  This report presents the findings from a Review of Action Teams for Jobs undertaken from June 2005 to February 2006. The review a consultation exercise to gather information from all 65 Action Teams; interviews with key national policy and operational staff; analysis of Management Information data (from April 2004 to March 2005); and six detailed case studies to examine the experience of six different Action Teams.

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  Qualitative Assessment of Jobcentre Plus delivery of the JSA and New Deal Interventions

  Davis S, James L, Tuohy S  | Jul 2007 | Department for Work and Pensions

  This report presents the findings from a qualitative assessment of Jobcentre Plus delivery of the Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) and New Deal (ND) interventions. The research, which involved interviews with staff from three Jobcentre Plus districts, explored how delivery might differ from the ‘prescribed’ model, and how that might impact on performance.

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  Jobcentre Plus and Children's Centres

  Dench S, Aston J, James L with Foster R | Mar 2008 | Department for Work and Pensions

  The study explored the extent and nature of Jobcentre Plus' involvement in Children's Centres, focusing on the effectiveness of working relationships between stakeholders as well as the experiences of DWP and non-DWP customers using Jobcentre Plus services in Children's Centres.

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  Evaluation of the Fair Cities Pilots 2007

  Atkinson J, Dewson S, Fern H, Page R, Pillai R, Tackey N D | May 2008 | Department for Work and Pensions

  The Fair Cities Pilots were an experimental programme, designed by the National Employment Panel (NEP). They aimed to increase the number of disadvantaged ethnic minority residents who gained steady work and new careers, and to test the effectiveness and value-for-money of the demand-led approach in tackling disadvantage in the labour market. This report sets out final results from the evaluation of the Pilots. It draws together the key findings, and in their light, discusses the implications for policy development in the welfare-to-work arena.

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  Work-Focused Services in Children’s Centres Pilot: Evaluation baseline report

  Marangozov R | Aug 2009 | Department for Work and Pensions

  This report presents the baseline findings for the evaluation of the work-focused services in Children’s Centres pilot. The main research reported here is taken from a baseline survey of Children’s Centre users, which took place in January 2009, and from familiarisation visits to the Children’s Centres which took place in December 2008 and January 2009.

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  Joint Pilots Baseline Research

  Atkinson J, Bellis A, Marangozov R | Dec 2009 | Department for Work and Pensions

  This research draws out common experiences and broad lessons from three pilot interventions which focused on very hard-to-help individuals, exposed to serious social exclusion. The three pilots were the Next Steps Test Bed Regional Pilots, the ACE Pilots, and Exit to Work. The study explored the Department for Work and Pension’s departmental responsibilities, and the Pilots’ approaches to improving employment prospects.

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  Employment and Support Allowance: Early implementation experiences of customers and staff

  Barnes H, Sissons P, Aston J, Dewson S, Stevens H, Williams C, Francis R | Feb 2010 | Department for Work and Pensions

  From October 2008 Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) replaced Incapacity Benefit and Income Support paid on incapacity grounds for new customers. This report represents the first stage of the evaluation of ESA and presents the findings from an early implementation study. It is based on fieldwork carried out in May and July 2009 in four Jobcentre Plus districts across Great Britain.

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  Employment and Support Allowance: Findings from a face to face survey of customers

  Barnes H, Sissons P, Stevens H | Oct 2010 | Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

  This report presents the first findings of a representative face-to-face survey of 3,650 Employment and Support Allowance claimants. It was carried out between December 2009 and February 2010 by Ipsos MORI. The sample consisted of those who made a claim for ESA between April and June 2009, allowing a sufficient gap for the majority to have had a decision on the outcome of their claim by the time of the survey.

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  Study of School Gates Employment Support Initiative

  Marangozov R, Dewson S | Apr 2011 | DWP

  This report presents qualitative findings from the study of the School Gates Employment Initiative.This mostly involved qualitative research in 13 of the 25 pilot areas which included interviews with school heads, Regional Development Agency ...

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  Unsuccessful Employment and Support Allowance claims - qualitative research

  Barnes H, Oakley J, Stevens H, Sissons P | Jun 2011 | Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

  This qualitative study, commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), was designed to provide a detailed understanding, from a customer perspective, of the views and subsequent experiences of people who apply for Employment and Support Allowance but whose claim is unsuccessful – either because their claim was closed by Jobcentre Plus or withdrawn by the customer before it was assessed, or because the customer was found fit for work and not entitled to ESA.