JobsPlus is a community-led employment scheme that aims to help people into work through on-site employment services, community support, and financial incentives. Led by Learning and Work Institute, the programme is being piloted in England with funding from the Department for Work and Pensions and from Youth Futures Foundation. The ten pilots build on the foundational work outlined below. Find out more.


From 2016-2018, Learning and Work Institute worked with 19 social landlords across Britain – brought together by Give us a Chance – to develop these proposals. They build on the highly successful Jobs-Plus model implemented in the United States since the late 1990s.

This paper sets out proposals for the detailed design of a Jobs-Plus prototype. The scoping work has been underpinned by in-depth interviews, workshops and site visits with the landlords supporting this work and wider partners; as well as independent assessment of the feasibility of robustly evaluating Jobs-Plus, and detailed modelling of the costs of taking this forward.

2 November 2026

From writing off to reaching out? Government plans for young people on health-related benefits

Ahead of the publication of the Milburn Review, L&W’s deputy director Elizabeth Gerard sets out key considerations for the Government.

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29 October 2026

Time to make the Youth Guarantee real: A promise and plan for every young person

Ahead of the publication of the Milburn Review, L&W’s chief executive Stephen Evans proposes five actions to reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training.

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28 October 2026

Responding to Autumn Budget 2026

Learning and Work Institute Chief Executive Stephen Evans responds to the Autumn Budget on 28 October 2026.

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20 October 2026

Labour Market Briefing: October 2026

Our analysis of the ONS labour market statistics, released on the morning of 20 October 2026.

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20 October 2026

Labour market dashboard

Every month, Learning and Work Institute produces detailed and timely analysis of the latest labour market statistics from ONS. Explore our interactive charts.

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20 October 2026

Labour market stats response, October 2026

L&W’s chief executive Stephen Evans responds to the latest labour market data from ONS.

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30 September 2026

From appetite to opportunity

This report for The St Martin’s Group draws on a survey of more than 1,000 HR decision makers to examine employers’ plans to recruit young people, the routes they expect to use, the barriers they face, and the support they need.

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15 September 2026

Labour Market Briefing: September 2026

Our analysis of the ONS labour market statistics, released on the morning of 15 September 2026.

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15 September 2026

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s Youth Guarantee Trailblazer: Implementation and process evaluation

This report presents findings from L&W’s implementation and process evaluation of year one of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s Youth Guarantee Trailblazer.

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