Guidance

Labour Market Evaluation and Pilots Fund: departmental guidance

Guidance for UK departments bidding for the Labour Market Evaluation and Pilots fund, which aims to expand the government’s evidence base of policies to improve labour market outcomes.

Documents

Labour Market Evaluation and Pilots Fund: departmental guidance

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email digital.communications@hmtreasury.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

This document sets out guidance for UK departments ahead of bidding for funding as part of the Labour Market Evaluations and Pilots Fund, which was announced at Spring Budget 2023. The aim of this fund is to continue to build the evidence base on the effectiveness of policies to improve labour market outcomes. The guidance outlines the key assessment criteria, application process and the assessment process to support departments in making bids.

Published 6 June 2023
Last updated 5 September 2023 + show all updates
  1. The document has been updated to correct the name of Social Outcome Partnerships, which were previously referred to as Shared Outcome Partnerships.

  2. The document has been updated to reflect the change in scope for the second round of bidding.

  3. This guidance was updated to clarify delivery timelines for proposed projects, which must be delivered by the end of the 2024/25 financial year.

  4. First published.