Universal Credit Evaluation 2015-2017

This document describes the evaluation of the Universal Credit rollout, a program designed to replace the older Job Seeker's Allowance with the aim of improving effectiveness. The evaluation emphasizes the necessity of conducting several assessments at various stages of implementation to ensure the program's success. Methodologically, the document suggests reviewing an early evaluation report and subsequent analyses from 2015 and 2017 to gather comprehensive evidence. The main results and conclusions are not detailed in the text provided, but the overarching recommendation is that each phase of the Universal Credit rollout should be evidence-based to confirm its efficacy compared to the previous system. **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 Work and Pensions
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Impact evaluation
• Impact methods: Quasi-experimental method
• Quasi-experimental methods: Matching
• 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: February 2022

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