Work for the Dole - Net Impact Study 2000
The Work for the Dole - Net Impact Study 2000 reports the findings of a net impact study of Work for the Dole, assessed in terms of the proportion of job seekers that left unemployment benefits altogether (‘off benefit’). It compares the ‘off benefit’ outcomes of a sample of 2100 Work for the Dole participants with those of a matched comparison group of the same size that had not been referred to, or participated in, Work for the Dole in the previous 6 months. The study shows that Work for the Dole participants are significantly more likely to leave unemployment benefits. As the methodology employed was that used in previous net impact studies, a comparison between Working Nation programs and Work for the Dole is undertaken.