HL Deb 08 September 2003 vol 652 c71WA
Earl Russell

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Hollis of Heigham on 30 June (WA 62–63), whether the Answer indicates that they do not know whether there is any correlation between increased effort in actively seeking work and increased success in obtaining employment [HL3841]

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Research into the effectiveness of jobseeker's allowance has found that people are more likely to find work if they increase the effort they put into actively seeking it.

A copy of the report Understanding The Impact of Jobseeker's Allowance, Department of Social Security (2000) Research Report No. 111 by Alison Smith, Rachel Youngs, Karl Ashworth, Stephen McKay and Robert Walker is available in the Library.