Welfare Reform Impact Research Review for EHRC

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The Equality and Human Rights Commission awarded a contract to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research for a literature review and stakeholder engagement project examining the equality and human rights impacts of welfare and social security reforms.

The work covered quantitative and qualitative evidence on how government welfare and budget decisions, implementation arrangements, and welfare-to-work programmes affected protected groups, with a minimum focus on benefits including Carers' Allowance, Disability Living Allowance/Personal Independence Payment, Employment and Support Allowance, Housing Benefit, Incapacity Benefit, Income Support, Job Seeker's Allowance, Pension Support, Universal Credit, and Work Choice.

The contractor supplemented the review with stakeholder interviews and a workshop for academic and policy experts.

The contract value was AUD 40,000.