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Research paper thumbnail of Ethnicity: Fault Lines among “Our People”

Migracijske i etničke teme / Migration and Ethnic Themes, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of Care to Learn: tracking the destinations of young parents funded in

Research paper thumbnail of Department for Work and Pensions Lone Parent Obligations: early findings of implementation as well as experiences of the Income Support and Jobseeker's Allowance regimes

The Government is committed to reducing child poverty and to increasing the employment rate of lo... more The Government is committed to reducing child poverty and to increasing the employment rate of lone parents. Lone Parent Obligations (LPO) introduced from November 2008, mean that lone parents with older children, claiming Income Support (IS) solely based on being a lone parent, will have to claim Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) if they are capable of work, or Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) if their capability for work is limited by a disability or health condition. This summary presents early evaluation findings on the implementation of LPO and experiences of the IS and JSA regimes, based on in-depth interviews with staff and customers. Key findings from this stage of the evaluation • The implementation of LPO has gone well to date. Staff report that they have been well supported and most customers we interviewed, affected by LPO, were aware of the change to their benefits and why the changes were happening. • For those lone parents currently on IS, they valued the flexibil...

Research paper thumbnail of Ethnicity: Fault Lines among “Our People”

Migracijske i etničke teme / Migration and Ethnic Themes, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of Care to Learn: tracking the destinations of young parents funded in

Research paper thumbnail of Department for Work and Pensions Lone Parent Obligations: early findings of implementation as well as experiences of the Income Support and Jobseeker's Allowance regimes

The Government is committed to reducing child poverty and to increasing the employment rate of lo... more The Government is committed to reducing child poverty and to increasing the employment rate of lone parents. Lone Parent Obligations (LPO) introduced from November 2008, mean that lone parents with older children, claiming Income Support (IS) solely based on being a lone parent, will have to claim Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) if they are capable of work, or Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) if their capability for work is limited by a disability or health condition. This summary presents early evaluation findings on the implementation of LPO and experiences of the IS and JSA regimes, based on in-depth interviews with staff and customers. Key findings from this stage of the evaluation • The implementation of LPO has gone well to date. Staff report that they have been well supported and most customers we interviewed, affected by LPO, were aware of the change to their benefits and why the changes were happening. • For those lone parents currently on IS, they valued the flexibil...

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