This evaluation was of a behavioral insights driven soft skills training program designed to maintain and build the psychological work readiness of highly disadvantaged job seekers. The evaluation found the training to be highly effective and made a number of recommendations to inform future programs.

Many more people want to be organ donors than have actually registered. Around 9 out of every 10 adults say they support organ donation, but only 4 out of every 10 have actually registered. As part of a targeted research campaign, the Organ and Tissue Authority (OTA) engaged BETA to investigate the motivations and barriers...

The report applies behavioural insights to the design of energy bills. It will inform the Australian Energy Regulator’s development of a new Better Bills Guideline in order to simplify energy bills so consumers can better understand and manage their energy usage and costs and find a better energy deal.

BETA built and tested a new mobile app to help university students gather important support groups, grow their resilience and stay on track to graduate. This report outlines the research findings from the project.

The Online Employment Services Trial (OEST) evaluated whether unemployed job seekers receiving the JobSeeker Payment could achieve similar or better outcomes through online employment services compared to traditional, provider-based services. It found online services delivered similar or better outcomes at lower cost and informed policy during COVID-19 and supported a broader shift to digital services.