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Research on the Work Programme finds wide variations in support to participants Independent research led by the Institute of Employment Studies, along with NIESR and other research institutions, on the first year of the Work programme is published today by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). These preliminary findings from the on-going evaluation find wide variation in the amount of contact and support given to participants by providers in the private and voluntary sectors contracted to deliver the service. Some participants are offered the help they need to get back to work. However, others see a personal adviser infrequently and feel their barriers to work are being left unaddressed.

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