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  • Research and Reports 16 06 2025

    Implementing Connect to Work in Central London

    Central London Forward commissioned Learning and Work Institute in partnership with Inclusion London and Inclusion Barnet to conduct research to inform the roll out of Connect to Work in their boroughs.
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  • Nearly 6 million people are balancing employment with unpaid care. Targeted support is required to help them pursue fulfilling careers, new research finds

    Funded by the Health Foundation to inform the Commission for Healthier Working Lives, this report sets out a range of policy options to fix the foundations of support for carers before the demand for care rises uncontrollably.
  • Research and Reports 12 06 2025

    Balancing work and care

    A new report from Learning and Work Institute for the Commission for Healthier Working Lives warns targeted support is required to help the UK's 6 million unpaid carers pursue fulfilling careers where they can and want to work.
    Read more
  • Labour market analysis

    10 06 2025

    June 2025

    Our analysis of the ONS labour market statistics, released on the morning of 10 June 2025

  • Labour market analysis, 10 June 2025

    L&W's chief executive Stephen Evans responds to the labour market statistics released by ONS on 10 June 2025.
  • Living and working with a long-term health condition: What makes good employment support?

    Charley Hullah chronicles his lived experience of employment support programmes and calls for more holistic support.
  • Research and Reports 27 05 2025

    Transforming opportunity

    We are pleased to share our vision for an ambitious Youth Guarantee so that fewer than 10% of young people are NEET, and no young person who is able to engage with work or training is NEET for more than a year.
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  • Responding to the latest NEET data release

    Learning and Work Institute chief executive Stephen Evans responds to the NEET data released on 23 May 2025.
  • Labour market analysis

    13 05 2025

    May 2025

    Our analysis of the ONS labour market statistics, released on the morning of 13 May 2025

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