Buyer	Department for Work and Pensions — not a council we hold
Supplier	Ipsos

Research Contract: To understand what is most effective in supporting in-work Universal Credit (UC) claimants to increase their earnings. It will build on existing understanding of the problem developing our evidence on what works. It will include understanding what the impact has been on claimants affected by the recent decisions to raise the administrative earnings threshold (AET) in September 2022 and January 2023 Mixed methodology multistring project including longitudinal claimant survey and in-depth qualitative research with claimants, and other relevant parties where needed, to support our overall evaluation of in-work support in Universal Credit (UC).

Runs	27 Jun 2023 to 11 Jun 2025
OCID	ocds-b5fd17-b1b5cde4-d867-47bf-8aaa-6cff440f4d06
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Figures are as published An award value in OCDS may be a framework ceiling rather than a sum anyone expects to spend, so a large figure here is not evidence of a large purchase.