Unemployment
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Impacts of the Job Retention and Rehabilitation Pilot - UK
01 Apr 2006Provides an evaluation of the Job Retention and Rehabilitation Pilot (JRRP), which explored the effectiveness of three alternative interventions aimed at increasing the return-to-work rate of those off work sick for six weeks or more.
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Worklessness in deprived neighbourhoods: a review of evidence - UK
01 Jun 2006A review of the available evidence relating to the problem of high levels of worklessness in deprived neighbourhoods, and the effectiveness of policy interventions to address the problem.
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Testing the impact of dedicated employment support in London and Newcastle
03 Jul 2007This report looks at the impact of a pilot programme which provided dedicated employment support and a guaranteed financial incentive to homeless young people who took up a job.
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What works for whom? A review of evidence and meta-analysis for the Department for Work and Pensions
05 Jul 2007This report presents the findings of a review of the current stock of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) evaluation evidence, in order to identify which employment interventions have worked most effectively for key customer groups.
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'Work Works' final evaluation report - UK
01 Oct 2006An evaluation of the Work Works programme which ran in six of the metropolitan areas where the largest number of lone parents live and which aimed to raise the numbers of lone parents who choose to work or to join the New Dealfor Lone Parents.
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Employment strategies in Newham and Hull NDCs - UK
07 Mar 2006Investigates the approach adopted in Newham and Hull New Deal for Communities (NDCs) to the development of their strategies for addressing worklessness and assessing the effectiveness of these strategies.
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Evaluation of the Working Neighbourhoods Pilot: final report
03 Jul 2007This report presents the findings from the evaluation of the Working Neighbourhoods Pilot (WNP), established in 2004 to test new approaches to offering intensive support to help people find and remain in work.