Research sheds light on employment barriers

A County Durham housing provider is helping build a clearer understanding of the challenges keeping people out of work, with research drawing on frontline experience to inform wider discussions about economic inactivity.

Louise Taylor, left, executive director of governance and strategy, and Rachel Edmunds, corporate social responsibility manager at believe housing

believe housing is working with Durham University to explore the barriers to employment and identify practical ways to help more people find and sustain work.

The partnership combines academic research with insights from believe housing’s employability team, which supports around 140 people each year into volunteering, training and employment opportunities.

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