The research brief for the work identified the need to investigate in depth the impact of Welfare to Work policy on the hardest to reach individuals across Blaenau Gwent, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taff and identify recommendations for future working and strategic delivery priorities for agencies working in this policy field. Consequently, it is important that the work is embedded in the specifics and contexts offered by the locality to be able to identify the most relevant ways forward for any subsequent strategic planning and delivery.