Employment and Welfare

Understanding the long-term benefits of employment and barriers for jobseekers

Extensive data and analysis shows that improving welfare and employment outcomes has substantial short and long-term impacts

Welfare support represents the single largest category of government expenditure and therefore carries immense potential for innovative policy and program development. Well-designed employment initiatives can save government money and grow incomes for people, including those with sizeable employment barriers.

We deliver …

Long-term welfare and employment pathway projection models
Financial forecasting of welfare and employment programs
Performance measurement and risk rating
Program and policy evaluation, with a quantitative emphasis and including linked and long-term impact modelling.

What we offer

The Investment approach to welfare

We pioneered the investment approach in Australia and New Zealand, developing models that can track overall system evolution, and detailed risk and resilience factors for cohorts.
Our work demonstrates the lifetime costs of long-term welfare receipt, as well as insights on intergenerational and intersections with other policy areas.

Disability employment

Improving disability employment outcomes faces societal barriers and complexities associated with a wide variety of support needs.
With proper risk adjustment and evaluation, effective employment supports can be recognised and provide good value to government.