Performance Monitoring Report of the EaSI strand of the ESF+ for 2021-2023

The purpose of this report is to assess the performance for the Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) strand of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) for 2021-2023. The report analyses outputs, outcomes, and financial implementation across six main KPIs/PPI covering areas such as analytical activities, information sharing, social experimentation, capacity building, job placements, and support for microenterprises and social enterprises. The study applies a mixed-method approach which involves quantitative analysis of performance data through the ‘megareports’ indicating EaSI activities, stakeholder survey, interviews and further desk research of examples of EaSI funded projects. The study also utilises methodologies related to the analysis of citations to assess how far reaching are the outputs generated by the EaSI strand.