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Families and Children study
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National Centre for Social Research
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Findings are used to help monitor and feed into various government policy areas related to families and children and their income, employment, childcare, disability, health, child outcomes and activities and on child maintenance issues.
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768,891
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How do people think DWP should respond to the future
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Ipsos MORI
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The findings of the research have been disseminated to Ministers and officials and will help improve our understanding of the public's priorities for the Department and its policies. More specifically it helped inform the command paper: Ready for work, full employment in our generation published in December 2007.
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127,597
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Attitudes to state pensions
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British Market Research Bureau
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A number of omnibus questions which helped inform policy understanding of the state pension package
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5,590
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Living standards
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National Centre for Social Research
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Results were used to inform development of living standard questions on the Family Resources Survey
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128,400
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Living standards (methodological work)
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National Centre for Social Research
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Results were used to inform development of living standard questions on the Family Resources Survey
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35,599
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Community Care Grants
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British Market Research Bureau
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Findings were used to inform policy understanding of community Care Grants.
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11,280
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Claimants' experiences of changes in circumstances and the effect of recovering overpayments (Phases 2 and 3)
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Social Policy Research Unit, University of York
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Findings informed policy development to facilitate customer change of circumstance reporting.
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145,400
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NatCen Omnibus Survey—exploring attitudes to child poverty
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National Centre for Social Research
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The findings are being used to inform our child poverty strategy and are referenced in the March 2008 publication ‘Ending child poverty: everybody's business’.
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20,000
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British Social Attitudes Survey
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National Centre for Social Research
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This survey covers a range of issues and findings help inform a range of policy issues.
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95,000
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NatCen Omnibus Survey—measuring PSA 17 (Later Life)
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National Centre for Social Research
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Results will be used to provide regular monitoring information to delivery board for later life PSA (17)
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7,360
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ONS Omnibus survey (disability module)
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Office for National Statistics
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Findings are used to conduct internal analysis to monitor departmental targets in relation to disability and equality.
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143,836
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English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
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National Centre for Social Research
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Findings are used to provide evidence for a range of policy areas. For example, in the past ELSA data have been used to produce key evidence for the Pensions White Paper and to inform the Government's strategy on the wellbeing of older people.
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(1)400,000
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Individuals' attitudes and likely reactions to the personal account reforms, 2007
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Ipsos MORI
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Results have informed policy development in relation to the private pension reforms.
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375,500
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Reasons why individuals might remain in or opt out of the personal account scheme
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Ipsos MORI
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Findings have helped inform policy development in relation to the private pension reforms.
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62,820
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Employers' attitudes and likely reactions to the personal account reforms, 2007
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British Market Research Bureau
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Findings have helped inform policy development in relation to the private pension reforms
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257,224
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Understanding employers' responses to the personal account reforms
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British Market Research Bureau
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This research has helped inform policy development in relation to the private pension reforms.
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73,240
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Pensions Education Fund
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IFF Research Ltd
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The findings were fed into the review of the future of the Pension Education Fund, while detailed 'lessons learned' about engaging employers and delivering information are being collated from this evaluation, and other sources, over the two year programme period to inform future policy.
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41,875
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Information Needs at Retirement
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RS Consulting Ltd
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The findings have fed into a number of related policy areas: these include the policy options for the decumulation of the pension funds of personal account holders and stakeholders' work on annuity information products following on from HM Treasury's annuities Open Market Option Review.
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71,215
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Customer Purchase Outcome Survey
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British Market Research Bureau
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The findings have allowed us to gain a clearer understanding of pension holders' purchase intentions and actions and the sources and types of information they use to enable them to make purchase decisions.
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(2)10,545
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Trust and confidence in pensions and pension providers
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British Market Research Bureau
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The results were used to contribute to the development of communications strategies for respective target audiences.
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10,975
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Understanding why employees do not participate in employer pension schemes
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Ipsos MORI
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This research aimed to understand why employees do not participate in pension schemes where there is a 3% or more employer contribution.
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22,230
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At Retirement Monitor 2007
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Marketing Sciences Ltd
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DWP are part of a consortium contributing to this survey research. The work will contribute to and inform wider research in pension reform.
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(3)14,100
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Retirement Planning Monitor 2007
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Marketing sciences Ltd
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DWP are part of a consortium contributing to this survey research. The work will contribute to and inform wider research in pension reform.
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(3)8,500
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Cost of running pension schemes: A feasibility study
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RS Consulting Ltd
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This research was aimed at designing a questionnaire that could be used to gather information on the administrative costs of running pension schemes. As a result of this work we will be looking to commission a large scale quantitative survey to gather detailed information on scheme administration costs
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82,360
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Employers Pension Provision 2007
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British Market Research Bureau
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Results have helped inform policy development on pension reforms, including Personal Accounts.
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261,430
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Understanding responses to pension forecasts
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Independent Social Research Ltd
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The findings form part of the evidence base being considered in the continuous development of improved strategies for informing people of their state pension entitlement
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48,958
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Information needs of auto-enrolled individuals
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British Market Research Bureau
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This study identified the information requirements and possible channels and timings of information delivery to individuals in the run up to automatic enrolment into a personal account, or qualifying workplace pension, in 2012. Findings will feed into the Enabling Savings for Retirement information and communications strategy.
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50,882
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State Pension Deferral
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British Market Research Bureau
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Results will be used to inform policy understanding of state pension deferral.
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94,085
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Accrual of basic state pension
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National Centre for Social Research
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The findings will provide a better understanding of the characteristics and BSP accrual rates of those retiring from 2010 onwards.
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108,350
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Pension Service customer survey
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British Market Research Bureau
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The research is being used to inform operational improvements to the Pensions Disability and Carers Service.
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257,799
|
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Child Support and Relationship Breakdown survey
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National Centre for Social Research
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The results have been used among other things to inform the development of the information and support service offered by the Child Maintenance Enforcement Commission..
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558,978
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Child support policy telephone survey
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British Market Research Bureau
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Findings informed the design of the information and support services as part of the Child Maintenance Enforcement Commission and contributed to the Bill process which will enable the changes to the CSA to commence.
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9,200
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Public attitudes to key aspects of the welfare reform programme
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Brahm
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The results are used to contribute to the development of communications strategies for respective target audiences.
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40,850
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Attitudes to retirement
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Ipsos MORI
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The results were used to stimulate public debate with regards to retirement and pension saving.
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4,480
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Attitudes to pension saving
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YouGov
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The results were used to stimulate public debate with regards to retirement and pension saving.
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1,550
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NatCen Omnibus Survey (module 1)—examining attitudes to mental health and employment
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National Centre for Social Research
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Findings from this project, together with the findings from module 2 below, have been used to develop and inform the Department's agenda on mental health and employment.
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60,000
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NatCen Omnibus Survey (module 2) -examining attitudes to seeking psychological therapies for mental health conditions
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National Centre for Social Research
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Findings from this project, together with the findings from module 1 above, have been used to develop and inform the Department's agenda on mental health and employment.
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60,000
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Focus groups on assessing child support client information and support needs
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CapGemini
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Findings were used to identify channels, format and messages that non resident parents and parents with care require through the new information and support service which will be delivered by Child Maintenance Enforcement Commission.
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100,000
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