Government Social Research
This report sets out the positive economic case for immigration and argues further managed migration is essential to sustaining economic performance.
The Work Foundation - Migration Myths:Employment, wages and labour market performance
Committee chairman Barry Sheerman said:
"The Children's Plan provides an opportunity to make a tangible and lasting difference not just to children's education but to children's services across the board. We urge the government to be clear about what it hopes to achieve through this ambitious plan."
The Commons children, schools and families committee report on the Children's Plan (PDF)
Australian Government Information Management Office - a quarter of all Australians now conduct most or their entire dealings with government online, according to this report, which measures the uptake of government services provided through the internet and other channels in Australia.
Australians' use of and satisfaction with e-government services
Catherine McDonald and others / Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth - current debate on policy surrounding child poverty in Australia fails to include the perspective of children themselves.
This plan outlines the methodology for the evaluation of the Integrated Rehabilitation and Recovery Care Project (IRRCP). The evaluation will research the implementation, process and outcomes of the program.
Evaluation of the integrated rehabilitation and recovery care
The Local Authority Capacity Building Programme was launched in 2003 to support capacity building and improvement activities in English local authorities. This report describes the findings from a three year evaluation of the programme.
National Evaluation of the Capacity Building Programme for Local Government: Overall Final Report
Scottish Government publish Scotland's seas: towards understanding their state - Outlines the cleanliness, health and productivity of Scotland's waters.
Scotland's seas: towards understanding their state
Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the Local Government Association (LGA) publish interim research released today by the Commission and the Local Government Association (LGA) shows no evidence social housing allocation favours foreign migrants over UK citizens.
The findings are from a report commissioned from the IPPR to help establish whether the allocation system is prone to any systemic bias. The full results will be published later this year.
No evidence social housing allocation favours foreign migrants over UK citizens: interim briefing
Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) publication. Each year, the Government decides how much to raise benefits and tax allowances. The basis for these upratings is rarely debated, yet has major long-term consequences for the relative living standards of different groups and for public finances. This research considers the implications of present uprating policies, and aims to stimulate debate on this hidden area of policy-making.
Impact of benefit and tax uprating on incomes and poverty
Department for Work and Pensions publish: In-work Support: Qualitative Findings - a qualitative research report on the In-Work Support (IWS) component of the ‘Pathways to Work’ incapacity benefit reform pilots which provides in-depth accounts of customer and staff experiences.
The research forms part of a comprehensive independent evaluation of ‘Pathways to Work’.
In-work Support: Qualitative Findings
Mathematica semimonthly update 08 April 2008
Communinies and Local Government publish: Delivering Safer Neighbourhoods: Experiences from the New Deal for Communities Programme. The Government has assisted deprived neighbourhoods through the New Deal for Communities (NDC) Programme, launched in 1998. It is designed to encourage delivery of local services in a coordinated way to meet local needs, and aims to narrow the gap between these 39 areas and the rest of the country. This report presents the findings on interventions and outcomes under the theme of crime and community safety.
Delivering Safer Neighbourhoods: Experiences from the New Deal for Communities Programme