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  • This document provides details of upcoming Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) research publications.

  • A report considering the perceptions of both the current and hypothetical changes to statutory child maintenance payments.

  • The quarterly survey looks at the financial health of landlords. This latest report covers 1 January to 31 March 2026.

  • Our annual Forecast evaluation report (FER) examines how our forecasts compare to subsequent outturn data and identifies lessons for future forecasts.

  • Findings from regular surveys of school and college teachers and leaders.

  • The young people and work report is an independent review of the increase in the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET).

  • Findings from analysis of the 2025 Rough Sleeping Questionnaire.

  • This report contains the findings from qualitative research on the Restart Scheme contract extension.

  • Management information to understand how far rough sleeping is prevented wherever possible, and where it does occur, if it is rare, brief, and non-recurring.

  • The key aim of this research is to better understand how Move customers manage their Universal Credit (UC) claim and to gather insights into the customer experience of claiming UC compared to legacy benefits.

  • This report is a synthesis of evaluation findings from 3 policies aimed at DWP claimants aged 50 plus

  • Quantitative research with the general public and the Department for Work and Pensions’ customers (fieldwork October to November 2025)

  • This report provides insights on Universal Credit claimants with one or more of the following experiences: care experience, ex-offender, homelessness and substance dependency. 

  • This report presents the emerging findings from the evaluation of the 15 WorkWell programme pilots, from October 2024 to March 2025

  • Interim findings from the evaluation of the Warm Home Discount scheme.

  • Management information on SWAPs starts and employment outcomes since April 2021.

  • This report looks at how the social security system interacts with the decision to remain in full-time education or pursue an alternative pathway post-age 16.

  • Management information to understand how far rough sleeping is prevented wherever possible, and where it does occur, if it is rare, brief, and non-recurring.

  • A quasi-experimental design (QED) evaluation focused on Emmaus North East’s ‘Community Activator’ project, which provided volunteering opportunities and wrap-around support.

  • The government is publishing the Independent Review into earnings-related overpayments of Carer’s Allowance, led by Liz Sayce OBE, and its own response to the report’s recommendations.