The Lone Parents Pilots: A qualitative evaluation of Quarterly Work Focused Interviews (12+), Work Search Premium and In Work Credit

Does retirement offer a ‘window of opportunity’ for healthy lifestyle change? Views from workers on the cusp of retirement
Smeaton, D., Barnes, H. and Vegeris, S. 2017. Does retirement offer a ‘window of opportunity’ for healthy lifestyle change? Views from workers on the cusp of retirement. Journal of Aging and Health. 29 (1), pp. 25-44. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264315624903

Draft evaluation plan for NSPCC HomeBuilders Commission
Morris, S., Hoggart, L. and Gulyurtlu, S. 2011. Draft evaluation plan for NSPCC HomeBuilders Commission. for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

Flexible New Deal evaluation: customer survey and qualitative research findings
Vegeris, S., Adams, L., Oldfield, K., Bertram, C., Davidson, R., Durante, L., Riley, C. and Vowden, K. 2011. Flexible New Deal evaluation: customer survey and qualitative research findings. Sheffield Department for Work and Pensions.

Lone parents work aspirations: a literature review
Ray, K., Husain, F. and Vegeris, S. 2011. Lone parents work aspirations: a literature review. Unpublished report to Gingerbread as part of a Big Lottery Fund project.

Assessing the impact of receiving Disability Living Allowance: secondary analysis of existing data
MacKinnon, K., Salis, S. and Wilkinson, D. 2011. Assessing the impact of receiving Disability Living Allowance: secondary analysis of existing data. Department for Work and Pensions.

Predicting the outcome of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) adult claims
Kasparova, D., MacKinnon, K. and Wilkinson, D. 2011. Predicting the outcome of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) adult claims. Department for Work and Pensions.

Employability programmes: a review of evidence of ‘what works’ for lone parents
Husain, F. and Vegeris, S. 2011. Employability programmes: a review of evidence of ‘what works’ for lone parents. Unpublished report to Gingerbread as part of a Big Lottery Fund project.

Breaking the low-pay, no-pay cycle: Final evidence from the UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) demonstration
Hendra, R., Riccio, J.A., Dorsett, R., Greenberg, D., Knight, G., Phillips, J., Robins, P.K., Vegeris, S., Walter, J., Hill, A., Ray, K. and Smith, J. 2011. Breaking the low-pay, no-pay cycle: Final evidence from the UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) demonstration. Sheffield Department for Work and Pensions.

Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) demonstration: delivery, take-up, and outcomes of in-work training support for lone parents
Hendra, R., Ray, K., Vegeris, S., Hevenstone, D. and Hudson, M. 2011. Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) demonstration: delivery, take-up, and outcomes of in-work training support for lone parents. London Department for Work and Pensions.

Jobseekers Regime and Flexible New Deal Evaluation: findings from longitudinal customer surveys and qualitative research
Adams, L., Oldfield, K., Riley, C., Vegeris, S., Husain, F., Bertram, C., Davidson, R. and Vowden, K. 2011. Jobseekers Regime and Flexible New Deal Evaluation: findings from longitudinal customer surveys and qualitative research. London A report of research carried out by Policy Studies Institute on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Class transformation and work-life balance in urban Britain: the case of Manchester
Ward, K., Fagan, C., McDowell, L., Perrons, D. and Ray, K. 2010. Class transformation and work-life balance in urban Britain: the case of Manchester. Urban Studies. 47 (11), pp. 2259-2278. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098009359030

Support for Newly Unemployed and Six Month Offer evaluations: a report on qualitative research findings
Vegeris, S., Vowden, K., Bertram, C., Davidson, R., Husain, F., MacKinnon, K. and Smeaton, D. 2010. Support for Newly Unemployed and Six Month Offer evaluations: a report on qualitative research findings. London A report of research carried out by Policy Studies Institute on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Jobseekers Regime and Flexible New Deal evaluation: a report on qualitative research findings
Vegeris, S., Vowden, K., Bertram, C., Davidson, R., Durante, L., Hudson, M., Husain, F., MacKinnon, K. and Smeaton, D. 2010. Jobseekers Regime and Flexible New Deal evaluation: a report on qualitative research findings. London A report of research carried out by Policy Studies Institute on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

50+ back to work evidence review and indicative guide for secondary data analysis
Vegeris, S., Smeaton, D. and Sahin-Dikmen, M. 2010. 50+ back to work evidence review and indicative guide for secondary data analysis. Norwich Department for Work and Pensions.

Better off working? Work, poverty and benefit cycling
Ray, K., Hoggart, L., Vegeris, S. and Taylor, R.F. 2010. Better off working? Work, poverty and benefit cycling. York Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Can altering the structure of financial support payments aid work retention amongst lone parents? Qualitative evaluation of the In Work Retention Pilot
Ray, K., Bertram, C., Davidson, R. and Durante, L. 2010. Can altering the structure of financial support payments aid work retention amongst lone parents? Qualitative evaluation of the In Work Retention Pilot. Sheffield Department for Work and Pensions.

Jobseekers Regime and Flexible New Deal, the Six Month Offer and Support for the Newly Unemployed evaluations: An early process study
Knight, G., Vegeris, S., Ray, K., Bertram, C., Davidson, R., Dunn, A., Durante, L., Smeaton, D., Vowden, K., Winterbotham, M., Oldfield, K., Fish, S., Riley, C. and Taylor, C. 2010. Jobseekers Regime and Flexible New Deal, the Six Month Offer and Support for the Newly Unemployed evaluations: An early process study. Norwich Department for Work and Pensions.

The influence of outcome-based contracting on Provider-ledPathways to Work
Hudson, M., Phillips, J., Ray, K., Vegeris, S. and Davidson, R. 2010. The influence of outcome-based contracting on Provider-ledPathways to Work. Norwich Department for Work and Pensions.

The Progression to Work Pathfinders development phase: impact evaluation designs and measuring progression to work
Morris, S., Vegeris, S., Speckesser, S. and Knight, G. 2010. The Progression to Work Pathfinders development phase: impact evaluation designs and measuring progression to work. Department for Work and Pensions.

Design options for the evaluation of the Progression to Work Pathfinders
Morris, S., Knight, G. and Hoggart, L. 2009. Design options for the evaluation of the Progression to Work Pathfinders. Department for Work and Pensions.

Small grants thematic evaluation (UK wide)
Smeaton, D. and Vegeris, S. 2009. Small grants thematic evaluation (UK wide). London The Big Lottery Fund.

Older people inside and outside the labour market: a review
Smeaton, D. and Vegeris, S. 2009. Older people inside and outside the labour market: a review. Manchester EHRC.

Rewarding responsibility? Long-term unemployed men and the welfare-to-work agenda
Ray, K., Hoggart, L., Taylor, R.F., Vegeris, S. and Campbell-Barr, V. 2009. Rewarding responsibility? Long-term unemployed men and the welfare-to-work agenda. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy. 27 (6), pp. 975-990. https://doi.org/10.1068/c0852

People with mental health conditions and Pathways to Work
Hudson, M., Ray, K., Vegeris, S. and Brooks, S. 2009. People with mental health conditions and Pathways to Work. Norwich Department for Work and Pensions.

'Rubbing along with the neighbours': everyday interactions in a diverse neighbourhood in the North of England
Hudson, M., Phillips, J. and Ray, K. 2009. 'Rubbing along with the neighbours': everyday interactions in a diverse neighbourhood in the North of England. in: Wise, A. and Velayutham, S. (ed.) Everyday multiculturalism Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 199-215

Research report 43: Older workers: employment preferences, barriers and solutions
Smeaton, D., Vegeris, S. and Sahin-Dikmen, M. 2009. Research report 43: Older workers: employment preferences, barriers and solutions. Manchester EHRC.

Public officials and community involvement in local services
Ray, K., Hudson, M., Campbell-Barr, V. and Shutes, I. 2008. Public officials and community involvement in local services. York Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Observing the implementation of a social experiment
Walker, R., Hoggart, L. and Hamilton, G. 2008. Observing the implementation of a social experiment. Evidence and Policy. 4 (3), pp. 183-203. https://doi.org/10.1332/174426408X338848

Random assignment and informed consent: a case study of multiple perspectives
Walker, R., Hoggart, L. and Hamilton, G. 2008. Random assignment and informed consent: a case study of multiple perspectives. American Journal of Evaluation. 29 (2), pp. 156-174. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098214008317206

Implementation and second-year impacts for lone parents in the UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) demonstration
Riccio, J.A., Bewley, H., Campbell-Barr, V., Dorsett, R., Hamilton, G., Hoggart, L., Marsh, A., Miller, C., Ray, K. and Vegeris, S. 2008. Implementation and second-year impacts for lone parents in the UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) demonstration. Leeds Corporate Document Services.

Belonging and entitlement: shifting discourses of difference in multi-ethnic neighbourhoods in the UK
Ray, K., Hudson, M. and Phillips, J. 2008. Belonging and entitlement: shifting discourses of difference in multi-ethnic neighbourhoods in the UK. in: Petersson, B. and Tyler, K. (ed.) Majority cultures and everyday politics of ethnic difference: whose house is this? Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan.

Implementation and second-year impacts for New Deal 25 Plus customers in the UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) demonstration
Miller, C., Bewley, H., Campbell-Barr, V., Dorsett, R., Hamilton, G., Hoggart, L., Homonoff, T., Marsh, A., Ray, K., Riccio, J.A. and Vegeris, S. 2008. Implementation and second-year impacts for New Deal 25 Plus customers in the UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) demonstration. Leeds Corporate Document Services.

Lone parents and the challenge to make work pay
Hoggart, L. and Vegeris, S. 2008. Lone parents and the challenge to make work pay. in: Strelitz, J. and Lister, R. (ed.) Why money matters: family income, poverty and children's lives London Save the Children. pp. 44-51

London student pledge evaluation
Hoggart, L., MacKinnon, K., Ray, K., Taylor, R.F., Vegeris, S. and Parsons, C. 2008. London student pledge evaluation. Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Class differences in mothers' work schedules and assessments of their 'work-life balance' in dual-earning couples in Britain
Fagan, C., McDowell, L., Perrons, D., Ray, K. and Ward, K. 2008. Class differences in mothers' work schedules and assessments of their 'work-life balance' in dual-earning couples in Britain. in: Scott, J., Dex, S. and Joshi, H. (ed.) Women and employment: changing lives and new challenges Cheltenham Edward Elgar. pp. 199-212

Living and working in urban working class communities
Ward, K., Fagan, C., McDowell, L., Perrons, D. and Ray, K. 2007. Living and working in urban working class communities. Geoforum. 38 (2), pp. 312-325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2006.05.003

Engaging older citizens: a study of London boroughs
Vegeris, S., Barnes, H., Campbell-Barr, V., MacKinnon, K. and Taylor, R.F. 2007. Engaging older citizens: a study of London boroughs. London London Councils.

Supporting an intergenerational centre in London: Scoping the evidence
Vegeris, S. and Campbell-Barr, V. 2007. Supporting an intergenerational centre in London: Scoping the evidence. London Policy Studies Institute.

Camden Childcare Needs Assessment
Campbell-Barr, V., Hoggart, L., Soberman, P. and Andrei, L. 2007. Camden Childcare Needs Assessment. London Policy Studies Institute.

The sexual health needs of unaccompanied minors in Enfield and Haringey
Bradford, M., Hoggart, L. and Young, D. 2007. The sexual health needs of unaccompanied minors in Enfield and Haringey. Enfield and Haringey Teenage Pregnancy Partnership.

Beyond the tick box: older citizen engagement in UK local government
Vegeris, S., Barnes, H., Campbell-Barr, V., MacKinnon, K., Taylor, R.F., Martin, D. and Harris, J. 2007. Beyond the tick box: older citizen engagement in UK local government. Policy Studies Institute & Better Government for Older People.

Gender, social class and work-life balance in the new economy
Perrons, D., McDowell, L., Fagan, C., Ray, K. and Ward, K. 2007. Gender, social class and work-life balance in the new economy. in: Crompton, R., Lewis, S. and Lyonette, C. (ed.) Women, men, work and family in Europe Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 133-151

Social cohesion in diverse communities
Hudson, M., Phillips, J., Ray, K. and Barnes, H. 2007. Social cohesion in diverse communities. York, UK Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Race discrimination claims: unrepresented claimants' and employers' views on Acas' conciliation in employment tribunal cases
Hudson, M., Barnes, H., Brooks, S. and Taylor, R.F. 2007. Race discrimination claims: unrepresented claimants' and employers' views on Acas' conciliation in employment tribunal cases. London Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS).

Young women, sexual behaviour and sexual decision-making
Hoggart, L. 2007. Young women, sexual behaviour and sexual decision-making. in: Thom, B., Sales, R. and Pearce, J. (ed.) Growing up with risk Bristol, UK Policy Press.

progress2work and progress2work-LinkUP: an exploratory study to assess evaluation possibilities
Dorsett, R., Hudson, M. and MacKinnon, K. 2007. progress2work and progress2work-LinkUP: an exploratory study to assess evaluation possibilities. Leeds Corporate Document Services.

Implementation and first-year impacts of the UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) demonstration
Dorsett, R., Campbell-Barr, V., Hamilton, G., Hoggart, L., Marsh, A., Miller, C., Phillips, J., Ray, K., Riccio, J.A., Rich, S. and Vegeris, S. 2007. Implementation and first-year impacts of the UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) demonstration. Leeds, UK Corporate Document Services.

New Zealand Working For Families programme: methodological considerations for evaluating MSD programmes
Bryson, A., Evans, M., Knight, G., La Valle, I. and Vegeris, S. 2007. New Zealand Working For Families programme: methodological considerations for evaluating MSD programmes. London, UK Policy Studies Institute. https://doi.org/ResearchDiscussionSeries26

A review of BIG funding for older people
Barnes, H., Smeaton, D., Taylor, R.F. and Vegeris, S. 2007. A review of BIG funding for older people. London Big Lottery Fund.

Place, class and local circuits of reproduction: exploring the social geography of middle-class childcare in London
McDowell, L., Ward, K., Perrons, D., Ray, K. and Fagan, C. 2006. Place, class and local circuits of reproduction: exploring the social geography of middle-class childcare in London. Urban Studies. 43 (12), pp. 2163-2182. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980600936509

Connecting time and space: the significance of transformations in women's work in the city
McDowell, L., Ward, K., Fagan, C., Perrons, D. and Ray, K. 2006. Connecting time and space: the significance of transformations in women's work in the city. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 30 (1), pp. 141-158. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2427.2006.00656.x

Making random assignment happen: evidence from the UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) demonstration
Walker, R., Hoggart, L., Hamilton, G. and Blank, S. 2006. Making random assignment happen: evidence from the UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) demonstration. Leeds, UK Corporate Document Services.

Employment Retention and Advancement demonstration project and Pathways to Work for Incapacity Benefit customers costing for staff time - ERA and IB cost studies
Vegeris, S., MacKinnon, K., Knight, G., Greenberg, D., Carrino, J., Olsen, K. and Strudwick, M. 2006. Employment Retention and Advancement demonstration project and Pathways to Work for Incapacity Benefit customers costing for staff time - ERA and IB cost studies. Leeds, UK Corporate Document Services.

Ethnic minority perceptions and experiences of Jobcentre Plus
Hudson, M., Barnes, H., Ray, K. and Phillips, J. 2006. Ethnic minority perceptions and experiences of Jobcentre Plus. Leeds, UK Corporate Document Services.

Young women, sex and choices: a study of young motherhood in Haringey
Hoggart, L., Nasserzadeh, S. and Shamash, M. 2006. Young women, sex and choices: a study of young motherhood in Haringey. London, UK Middlesex University and Haringey Teenage Pregnancy Unit.

Staying in work and moving up: evidence from the UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) demonstration
Hoggart, L., Campbell-Barr, V., Ray, K. and Vegeris, S. 2006. Staying in work and moving up: evidence from the UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) demonstration. Leeds, UK Corporate Document Services.

Sexual health
Hoggart, L. 2006. Sexual health. in: Fitzpatrick, T., Manning, N., Midgely, J., Kwon, H.J. and Pascall, G. (ed.) International encyclopedia of social policy London, UK Routledge.

Qualitative evaluation of Quarterly Work Focused Interviews (QWFI) and In Work Credit (IWC) for lone parents and partners and Work Search Premium (WSP) for lone parents: stage one report
Campbell-Barr, V., Vegeris, S., Hoggart, L. and Ray, K. 2006. Qualitative evaluation of Quarterly Work Focused Interviews (QWFI) and In Work Credit (IWC) for lone parents and partners and Work Search Premium (WSP) for lone parents: stage one report. London, UK Department for Work and Pensions.

Part-time students and part-time study in higher education in the UK: Strand 3: a survey of students' attitudes and experiences of part-time study and its costs 2005/06
Callender, C., Wilkinson, D. and MacKinnon, K. 2006. Part-time students and part-time study in higher education in the UK: Strand 3: a survey of students' attitudes and experiences of part-time study and its costs 2005/06. London, UK UK Universities.

Part time study in Higher Education in Wales: a survey of students' attitudes and experiences of part time study and its costs 2005/06
Callender, C., Wilkinson, D. and MacKinnon, K. 2006. Part time study in Higher Education in Wales: a survey of students' attitudes and experiences of part time study and its costs 2005/06. A report for the Graham Review.

Methodological considerations in evaluating Working for Families
Bryson, A., Evans, M., Knight, G., La Valle, I. and Vegeris, S. 2006. Methodological considerations in evaluating Working for Families. Wellington Ministry of Social Development.

Risk: young women and sexual decision-making
Hoggart, L. 2006. Risk: young women and sexual decision-making. Forum: Qualitative Social Research. 7 (1), p. Art 28.

Quality early education-quality food and nutrition practices?: Some initial results from a pilot research project into food and nutrition practices in early years settings in Kent, UK
Alderton, T. and Campbell-Barr, V. 2005. Quality early education-quality food and nutrition practices?: Some initial results from a pilot research project into food and nutrition practices in early years settings in Kent, UK. International Journal of Early Years Education. 13 (3), pp. 197-221. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669760500295839

Risk, young women and sexual decision-making
Hoggart, L. 2005. Risk, young women and sexual decision-making. ESRC Research network – Social Contexts and Responses to Risk – Launch Conference. University of Kent, Canterbury 28 - 29 Jan 2015

Childcare for child development or childcare for mothers' work?
Vegeris, S. 2005. Childcare for child development or childcare for mothers' work? NatCen 5th Annual Seminar: Childcare - Reporting the Research. London, UK 25 April 2005

The contradictions and intersections of class and gender in a global city: placing working women's lives on the research agenda
McDowell, L., Perrons, D., Fagan, C., Ray, K. and Ward, K. 2005. The contradictions and intersections of class and gender in a global city: placing working women's lives on the research agenda. Environment and Planning A. 37 (3), pp. 441-461. https://doi.org/10.1068/a3781

Young women, sexual behaviour and sexual decision-making
Hoggart, L. 2005. Young women, sexual behaviour and sexual decision-making. SCARR Launch Conference: Learning About Risk. Canterbury, UK 28-29 Jan 2005

Neoliberalism, the new right and sexual politics
Hoggart, L. 2005. Neoliberalism, the new right and sexual politics. in: Saad Filho, A. and Johnston, D. (ed.) Neoliberalism: a critical reader London, UK Pluto. pp. 149-155

The Employment Retention and Advancement scheme - the early months of implementation: summary and conclusions
Hall, N., Hoggart, L., Marsh, A., Phillips, J., Ray, K. and Vegeris, S. 2005. The Employment Retention and Advancement scheme - the early months of implementation: summary and conclusions. Leeds, UK Corporate Document Services.

Putting the child in kitemark
Campbell-Barr, V. and Peters, S. 2005. Putting the child in kitemark. in: Alderton, T. and Campbell-Barr, V. (ed.) Putting the child into childcare Maidstone, Kent Kent EYDCP.

What is childcare: the need for the voice of the child
Campbell-Barr, V. 2005. What is childcare: the need for the voice of the child. in: Alderton, T. and Campbell-Barr, V. (ed.) Putting the child into childcare Maidstone, Kent Kent EYDCP.

Higher and further education students' income, expenditure and debt in Scotland
Callender, C., Wilkinson, D., MacKinnon, K. and Vegeris, S. 2005. Higher and further education students' income, expenditure and debt in Scotland. Edinburgh, UK Scottish Executive Social Research.

Work, life and time in the new economy: an introduction
Perrons, D., Fagan, C., McDowell, L., Ray, K. and Ward, K. 2005. Work, life and time in the new economy: an introduction. Time & Society. 14 (1), pp. 51-64. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961463X05050298

Women's paid work and moral economies of care
McDowell, L., Ray, K., Perrons, D., Fagan, C. and Ward, K. 2005. Women's paid work and moral economies of care. Social & Cultural Geography. 6 (2), pp. 219-235. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649360500074642

Book review: Hera Cook (2004), The long sexual revolution: English women, sex, and contraception 1800 - 1975, Oxford; Oxford University Press, 412 pp., £35 hbk, ISBN 0-19-925239-4
Hoggart, L. 2005. Book review: Hera Cook (2004), The long sexual revolution: English women, sex, and contraception 1800 - 1975, Oxford; Oxford University Press, 412 pp., £35 hbk, ISBN 0-19-925239-4. Journal of Social Policy. 34 (2), pp. 337-339. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279405388805

Independent living in later life
Parry, J., Vegeris, S., Hudson, M., Barnes, H. and Taylor, R.F. 2004. Independent living in later life. Leeds, UK Corporate Document Services.

The British lone parent cohort and their children 1991 to 2001
Marsh, A. and Vegeris, S. 2004. The British lone parent cohort and their children 1991 to 2001. Leeds, UK Corporate Document Services.

Employment and child poverty
Marsh, A. and Vegeris, S. 2004. Employment and child poverty. in: Dornan, P. (ed.) Ending child poverty by 2020: the first five years London, UK Child Poverty Action Group.

Trends in social capital: membership of associations in Great Britain, 1991-98
Warde, A., Tampubolon, G., Longhurst, B., Ray, K., Savage, M. and Tomlinson, M. 2003. Trends in social capital: membership of associations in Great Britain, 1991-98. British Journal of Political Science. 33 (3), pp. 515-525. https://doi.org/10.1017/S000712340321022X

Families and children 2001: living standards and the children
Vegeris, S. and Perry, J. 2003. Families and children 2001: living standards and the children. Leeds, UK Corporate Document Services.

Families and children 2001: work and childcare
Kasparova, D., Marsh, A., Vegeris, S. and Perry, J. 2003. Families and children 2001: work and childcare. Leeds, UK Corporate Document Services.

Low/moderate-income families in Britain: changes in living standards 1999-2000
Vegeris, S. and McKay, S. 2002. Low/moderate-income families in Britain: changes in living standards 1999-2000. Leeds, UK Corporate Document Services.

Self-employment in deprived communities. A report to the Bank of England
Kempson, E. and MacKinnon, K. 2002. Self-employment in deprived communities. A report to the Bank of England. Personal Finance Research Centre, Bristol University.

A foot on the ladder - a study of households on the margins of renting and owning a home
Kempson, E. and MacKinnon, K. 1994. A foot on the ladder - a study of households on the margins of renting and owning a home. London HMSO.