Examines the likely effect of the reform to welfare-to-work which will mean that lone parents will be considered to be eligible for work when their youngest child is seven years old or older. Explain...
Provides the latest unemployment data for Scottish Parliament constituency areas including the claimant count rate and count numbers by alphabetical order, the worst and best performers over the previ...
Examines the impact of apprenticeships and work experience on well-being, capabilities and employability of young people aged 16-24, using results from the 1970 British Cohort Study. Assesses the rol...
Focuses on the effects of the recession on young people, looking in particular at what can be done to support them through education and skills policy. Provides an overview of a project, Base, which ...
Sets out the current Government's response to recommendations on policies and practices relating to young people not in education, employment or training. Addresses a range of issues including the pr...
Presents findings from the qualitative study of the implementation of the second phase of the Provider-led to Work (PL Pathways) programme, and explores the delivery and experiences of the programme f...
Explains that Activity Agreement (AA) pilots use financial incentives, intensive support and tailored activities to encourage disengaged young people back into education, employment and training. Inve...
Considers problems with the current welfare system. Sets out how a better and cheaper benefits system could be designed, that would reduce damaging marginal tax and benefit withdrawal rates on the po...
Explains the tax credit and benefit changes announced in the Budget and how they will affect different low income households. Provides an overview of the key changes, analyses the impact of each chan...
Please let us know using the Contact Us page if a link is no longer working.