Publications

The UK Government’s Get Britain Working strategy aims to increase the national employment rate to 80%. The current ‘work first’ model, which prioritises rapid job placement over long-term development, has been criticised for focusing heavily on compliance rather than tailored support. This systematic review examines the strengths and limitations of the UK’s current approach, drawing on recent evidence from other OECD countries.

These top tips have been developed as part of the Labour Market Evidence programme, a partnership with Learning and Work institute. They share practical lessons on designing, delivering and evaluating local work and health programmes. They are designed for local and regional policy, delivery, data and evaluation teams, and senior decision makers.

This report presents the findings from the latest survey of barristers’ working lives, following previous surveys carried out from 2011 onwards with the most recent being in 2023.

As part of the Labour Market Evidence Programme, this webinar brings together speakers from local and regional government, delivery organisations and partner bodies to share practical lessons on designing, delivering and evaluating effective health and employment support.

A report of research carried out by the Learning and Work Institute (L&W) on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This output forms part of the Labour Market Evidence Programme, led by the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) in partnership with L&W.

This webinar marks a key milestone in the national evaluation of JobsPlus, presenting Year 2 findings from the full pilot period (2024–2026). It explores how the model has evolved from early implementation to more established delivery, and what this means for policy, commissioning, and future scale‑up.

This infographic highlights findings from interviews, surveys and management data relating to the JobsPlus pilot, collected between July 2024 and January 2026.

This report builds on the interim findings published in September 2025 to provide evidence on whether the JobsPlus model can be adapted to the UK context and effectively implemented to improve employment outcomes.

This report sets out findings from a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) of the Contextualised Approach (CA) for Functional Skills Qualification (FSQ) Level 1 maths.

This report presents findings from a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) and Implementation and Process Evaluation (IPE) of a Family Numeracy (FN) intervention.