Sustainable Housing & Urban Studies Unit (SHUSU)

Work & Welfare

Introduction

Understanding experiences of work and welfare have never been more critical to addressing issues of poverty and social exclusion. Our research in this area is helping to provide a policy relevant and contemporary evidence base on the experiences of particular groups within welfare systems and labour markets. This includes ground breaking research focusing on the impact of welfare conditionality, the evaluation of labour market activation approaches, as well as our commitment to understanding and helping to address poverty at a local and national level. We have also worked extensively on issues relating to the experiences of military service leavers with social support.

Our vision for our future activity is to continue to apply our expertise to support evidence-based policy-making across the following broad areas:

  • The impact of welfare reform;
  • Access to and experience of employment-related training and support;
  • Employers and sustainable work opportunities;
  • In-work poverty and progression; and
  • Broader issues of poverty and social exclusion.

Below are our project reports and other outputs. Our researchers are also active in publishing in academic journals and contributing to research and practice conferences and events. You can find these contributions under their individual staff profiles.

Projects

For further information and our Work and Welfare research, please contact Dr Lisa Scullion