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The 2015 ESA trials: a synthesis of qualitative research with claimants

This report presents findings from research for the Department for Work and Pensions, with Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants participating in three labour market trials, led by Jobcentre Plus. The trials aimed to test whether an increase in work-related support could improve soft outcomes as well as help claimants to make progress towards and into the labour market.

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Summary: The 2015 ESA trials: a synthesis of qualitative research with claimants

This summary presents findings from research for the Department for Work and Pensions, with Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants participating in three labour market trials, led by Jobcentre Plus. The trials aimed to test whether an increase in work-related support could improve soft outcomes as well as help claimants to make progress towards and into the labour market.

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Using behavioural insights to examine benefit claimants’ approaches to training opportunities

This study explored the training decisions of benefit claimants in the context of Skills Conditionality and mandation, with the aim of improving attendance at training and ensuring that training opportunities for benefit claimants are based on an understanding of their motivations and the other factors that influence behaviour.

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Discrimination and access to employment for female workers with disabilities

This study containing IES research considers the access of women with disabilities to the labour market in Europe, in order to assess how multiple discrimination, in this case gender and disability, affects the employment opportunities of women with disabilities.