Current DWP research being undertaken by external organisations

Check a list of live research being conducted by research organisations for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).

If you have been contacted to take part in research by an external research organisation on behalf of DWP, check this list to verify that the contact is genuine.

Check that the fieldwork dates, title and description match the information you received when you were approached.

Fieldwork dates have been corrected for research project 'Verian - Monitoring the impact of the Local Housing Allowance (LHA)' and project has been moved from 'Completed research' into 'Current research'.

Updated the list of current fieldwork to include 2 new projects: NatCen - PIP customers reporting changes of circumstance (September 2026 to October 2026) and Verian- Removal of the 2-child limit evaluation - Early qualitative insights (September 2026 to November 2026).

Updated the list of current fieldwork to include 2 new projects: Ipsos – Self-employed pension savings research (August 2026 to September 2026) and Ipsos – Food Support survey and interviews (August 2026 to October 2026). Revised the fieldwork dates for NatCen – The Work Aspirations of PIP Customers: Qualitative Research (from July 2026 to August 2026 to July 2026 to October 2026) and IFF Research – Customer Experience Survey (from March 2026 to July 2026 to August 2026 to September 2026).

Updated the list of fieldwork to add 4 new research projects: IFF – Employers’ perspectives of automatic enrolment and Defined Benefit pension schemes. IFF Research – Reducing Parental Conflict User Research: New parents’ experiences of parenting and family relationships. NatCen – The Work Aspirations of PIP Customers: Qualitative Research. Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) Reform Evaluation – Early Research. All 4 projects will run from July 2026 to August 2026.

Updated table to show current DWP research in the field to be undertaken by external organisations from June 2026.