Work it out - barriers to employment for homeless people (NEF report)
In response to a challenge by the then Chancellor, Gordon Brown in 2006, Business Action on Homelessness (BAOH) commissioned the New Economics Foundation (NEF) to conduct research into barriers to employment for homeless people.
- Date published
- January 2009
- Price
- £Free to download
- Work it out - full research report [1565kb PDF]
We asked NEF to focus on the level of incentive that might be required to encourage homeless people into work and to make sure work pays.
The research report, Work it out: barriers to employment for homeless people, can be downloaded above, along with the report appendices on the right of this page.
Further information
In response to the research, BAOH has written a campaign report, Making Work, Work’, which can also be downloaded.
BAOH have also released a news item on this report, as well as comment from John Varley, Group Chief Executive of Barclays and BAOH chairman.
Report appendices
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Work it out - full research report Appendix A - desk research summaries
(552kb)
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Work it out - full research report Appendix B - understanding benefits
(200kb)
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Work it out - full research report Appendix C - materials for external expert interviews
(86kb)
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Work it out - full research report Appendix D - materials for case worker interviews
(248kb)
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Work it out - full research report Appendix E - materials for client interviews
(224kb)
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Work it out - full research report Appendix F - BAOH Registration form
(111kb)
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Work it out - full research report Appendix G - report on qualitative phase
(439kb)
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Work it out - full research report Appendix H - summary of individuals journeys
(1179kb)
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Work it out - full research report Appendix I - economic modelling methodology
(61kb)
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Work it out - full research report Appendix J - Assumptions and data sources
(20kb)
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Work it out - full research report Appendix K - Single Homeless Costs
(24kb)
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Work it out - full research report Appendix L - Homeless Families Cost
(45kb)
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Work it out - full research report Appendix M, Financial Incentive - low loss aversion
(89kb)
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Work it out - full research report Appendix Q - Estimation of total homeless population and those who are 'ready for work'
(9kb)
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