Evaluation of Households into Work Phase 2 - Final Report

Households into Work (HiW) is an employment support programme led by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA). Clients are offered 1:1 bespoke support for up to 12 months, aimed at helping them identify and overcome the issues that are preventing them from seeking, considering or moving into employment, education or training. The issues faced by people on the programme are complex and varied including debt, finances, housing, mental health, domestic violence, addiction and isolation. Households into Work takes a whole household approach in recognition of the fact that people can be adversely affected by the issues of other household members, and so working with them in isolation is less likely to achieve a long-lasting solution to their problems. For the purposes of Households into Work, other members of the household may include spouse, partner, children and grandchildren aged 16 and above, parents, grandparents and friends; they do not need to live at the same address as each other. Clients are referred to Households into Work by Jobcentre Plus and by a wide range of other organisations but can also self-refer or may join as a household member of an existing client.