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Responding to the Work and Pensions Secretary's Back to Work plan

Learning and Work Institute's chief executive, Stephen Evans, responds to the Work and Pensions Secretary's Back to Work plan.
Responding to the Prime Minister's speech on welfare reform

Learning and Work Institute's chief executive, Stephen Evans, responds to the Prime Minister's speech on welfare reform, 19 April 2024
Research and Reports 21 11 2023

Understanding benefits

New analysis shows that most working-age people receiving out-of-work benefits have been assessed as too ill to work or have caring responsibilities. In this report, L&W calls for a step change in support for people who want to work finding work.

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More support, not tougher sanctions, is needed to help the growing number of people out of work due to sickness and disability to find work

New research by Learning and Work Institute shows that most working-age people receiving out-of-work benefits have been assessed as too ill to work or have caring responsibilities. Only 1 in 10 out-of-work disabled people get help to find work each year, so a step change in support is needed.
Responding to the Government’s Back to Work Plan

Learning and Work Institute chief executive Stephen Evans responds to the Government’s Back to Work Plan, announced on 16 November.
Mental health: what works to support people to find and stay in work?

Mental ill health can be a substantial barrier to finding and staying in work. Just 51% of people with a mental illness are in work and each year an estimated 18.5 million days are lost through sickness absence due to mental health conditions. This blog explores the evidence on supporting people to work, drawing on the recently published Health-led Employment Trial evaluation.
Research and Reports 21 04 2023

Health-led Trials Impact Evaluation Reports

These reports contain the detailed findings and analysis for the Health-led Trials, a large-scale randomised-controlled trial testing time-limited provision of Individual Placement and Support for people with health conditions in primary care.

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Closing the disability employment gap in the time of Covid

Janet Morrison, CEO of disability rehabilitation charity the Black Stork Charity writes about our new research on the impact of the pandemic on disabled people.
Research and Reports 27 05 2021

Disability Employment: from pandemic to recovery

Our research with Black Stork Charity looks at the impact of the pandemic on the employment, pay and finances of disabled people.

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