Support for the very long-term unemployed Trailblazer

This document describes an evaluation of the Support for Very Long Term Unemployed (SVLTU) program, designed to help individuals who have been unemployed for over two years and have completed the Work Programme. The program's effectiveness was assessed using a randomized controlled trial to compare the impact of Standard Jobcentre Plus support, the Community Action Programme (CAP), and Ongoing Case Management (OCM) on benefit claims and employment. The evaluation found that CAP and OCM participants were less likely to claim benefits and had fewer days on benefits, but faced more sanctions. While the program's impact on younger participants was positive but not significant, it was notably effective for those aged 25-49 and 50+, particularly through CAP. The program was especially beneficial for those facing specific employment barriers, though less so for individuals with disabilities. Data cleaning was conducted to ensure the accuracy of employment figures. Overall, the program was successful in reducing benefit dependency and aiding employment, with CAP showing sustained positive effects. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Department for Education (DfE)
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Impact evaluation
• Impact methods: Randomised control trial (RCT)
• RCT methods: No RCT methods listed
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: December 2013

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Links to published evaluations (DEBUGGING): No final report link found.
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes