The Restart Scheme is an employment support programme that was launched as part of the Plan for Jobs multi-strand policy, providing up to 12 months of support for long-term unemployed people. The DWP commissioned this research as part of the overall evaluation to:
- provide comprehensive evidence on the effectiveness of the Restart Scheme
- to inform any live running improvements
- shape the design of any potential successor programme
- build the long-term evidence base for how best to design and run similar programmes in the future
The report comprises evidence from:
- a longitudinal quantitative survey with Restart participants and follow-up qualitative interviews
- a quantitative survey with Restart providers
- qualitative case study research with Restart providers, Jobcentre Plus staff, Restart participants, employers, and wider stakeholders
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