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829710.5255/UKDA-SN-8297-2 http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-8297-2 Employment, Retention and Advancement Programme: Public Use File, 2004-2010 Department for Work and Pensions Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The UK Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) programme sought to improve the labour market prospects of low-paid workers and long-term unemployed people. Launched in 2003 in selected Jobcentre Plus offices, which administer Government cash benefits and employment services, the programme was envisioned as a 'next step' in British welfare-to-work policies. Over 16,000 people from six regions of Britain (East Midlands, London, North East England, North West England, Scotland, and Wales) applied to the programme. In order to test conclusively whether or not ERA really helped those who volunteered for it, half were randomly assigned to the programme, and the remainder served as a 'business-as-usual' control group – a counterfactual, which did not receive any assistance from ERA and thus provided a benchmark indicating what would have happened in the absence of the ERA programme. By randomly dividing the sample into these two groups, the study was able to test conclusively whether or not ERA helped its participants work more, earn more, advance further, and achieve better outcomes in other areas than they would have without ERA's help. The evaluation also included an assessment of the programme's implementation, a cost-benefit analysis, and several special studies. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) oversaw the overall implementation and evaluation of the programme. A research consortium carried out the study. The consortium was headed by MDRC (headquartered in New York City), and in Britain it included the Policy Studies Institute, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, and the Office for National Statistics. A subsidiary goal of the project was to help build capacity in Britain to conduct randomised trials of promising social innovations. This was accomplished through direct collaborative work between the US and British research partners and DWP, and also through broader US-UK learning exchanges involving practitioners and researchers. Main Topics: The study comprises eight ERA Public Use Files (ERA PUF) datasets:<ul><li> Sample member characteristics from baseline</li><li> Administrative records on benefit amounts and receipt</li><li> Administrative records on financial incentives amounts and receipt</li><li>Administrative records on employment</li><li>Administrative records on earnings</li><li>12-month survey responses</li><li>24-month survey responses</li><li>60-month survey responses</li></ul>All public use files contain the variable PUFID, which records a unique public use file identification number for each sample member. EMPLOYMENTSOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITSWAGESINCENTIVESHOUSEHOLDSFAMILIESCHILDRENGENDERAGEQUALIFICATIONSTRANSPORTHOUSINGKEY SKILLSCHILD CAREUNEMPLOYMENTTRAININGHOUSING TENUREARRANGEMENT OF WORKING TIMEJOB HUNTINGBONUS PAYMENTSRATES OF PAYPROMOTION (JOB)WORKING CONDITIONSEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES en 2018-02-21T16:26:21Z Dataset <a href="https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/re-using-public-sector-information/uk-government-licensing-framework/crown-copyright/" target="_blank">© Crown copyright</a>. The use of these data is subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">UK Data Service End User Licence Agreement</a>. Additional restrictions may also apply. Great Britain https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 8297 2024-11-28T07:31:32Z ddi:codebook:2_5