Work and Health Programme evaluation: synthesis report
This report presents findings from the evaluation of the Work and Health Programme (WHP).
Applies to England and Wales
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The WHP is an employment support programme for disabled people, the long-term unemployed and certain other priority groups.
Research background
The research was commissioned to:
- help understand how the WHP has been designed and delivered, including new features of the WHP not used in other employment support programmes
- develop a picture of the type of support participants receive
- provide evidence on employment and health outcomes, including rich, contextual data on how the programme operated to help people towards and into work, and differences between subgroups of interest
The report comprises evidence from:
- quantitative surveys with WHP participants
- qualitative research with WHP participants, providers, stakeholders, and Jobcentre staff
- quantitative research with WHP providers
Research value
Evidence from this research is being used to help inform the design of employment support for disabled people. It has also informed approaches to working with partner organisations in the design and delivery of contracted provision.
Last updated 18 January 2024 + show all updates
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Various corrections made to the Work and Health Programme evaluation: synthesis report. These include: Executive summary, first paragraph - 'As of May 2023, 410,000', Section 1.1.3 (all figures in first paragraph), Section 2.2.2, heading 'Referral volumes from the start of the pandemic onwards', 4th bullet - LTU referrals accounted for 18%.
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Added HTML version of 'Work and Health Programme evaluation: synthesis report'.
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