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Routes onto incapacity benefit: findings from a survey of recent claimants
- Authors:
- KEMP Peter A, DAVIDSON Jacqueline
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 120p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Little is known about the routes by which people become recipients of an incapacity benefit. Administrative data show that many claimants are unemployed before claiming incapacity benefit rather than in paid work. This qualitative study aims to explore the circumstances of claimants in the period leading up to claiming, whether their employment and benefit histories influence the decision to claim, and the roles played by key actors such as health professionals, Jobcentre Plus staff, other advisers, and family and friends. It is hoped that greater understanding of the factors leading to a claim will inform developments in disability and Welfare to Work policies.
Towards a business case for LinkAge Plus
- Authors:
- WATT Peter, et al
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 37p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Towards a Business Case for LinkAge Plus is the first report in an evaluation which aims to build an evidence base that supports the economic , as well as the social case for fully joined up /holistic services for older people. Through various initiatives local authorities and their partners in health and in the voluntary and community sector have sought to improve knowledge of and access to a wide range of services. This early report suggests that investing now to improve the quality of life and independence of older people can save health and social care costs in the long term. It is published alongside a presentation of interim findings from the evaluation which presents the views of key stakeholders interviewed in the first stage of field work on the development of LinkAge Plus in their area.
Child maintenance: the eligible population in Great Britain
- Author:
- BULLEN Chris
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 34p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
The Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill, published in June 2007, contains measures to reform the policy and delivery of child maintenance in the UK, establishing the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (C-MEC) a non-departmental public body to replace the Child Support Agency (CSA), simplifying the way maintenance is calculated and providing tougher enforcement powers to collect maintenance arrears. This paper uses the 2005 data (Wave 7) from the Families and Children Study to examine the households eligible for child maintenance payments in Great Britain. It examines the characteristics of this group as a whole and the maintenance arrangements that they have in place; including those parents who use the CSA, make voluntary arrangements, use the courts or have no arrangements at all.
Achieving good reporting of changes in circumstances
- Authors:
- BOATH Michelle, WILKINSON Helen
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 49p.
- Place of publication:
- York
One of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP's) aims is to reduce the level of error in Housing Benefit. Previously, this objective was cascaded to local authorities (LAs) as an activity based measure (PM10). In April 2007, DWP moved to a new PM10 measure and target, based on the number of reductions in benefit processed. This is an output based target and gives LAs increased flexibility to decide how to allocate resources and what activities to undertake to reduce overpayments. The research seeks to identify why some LAs performed well against the new PM10 measure in 2006/07, before it was introduced, and as a result deliver recommendations to achieve the new PM10.
Destination of benefit leavers 2004
- Authors:
- COLEMAN Nick, KENNEDY Lizzie
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 93p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This research report outlines key information from a survey of working age benefit leavers. This survey was a repeat of the 2003 Destinations Survey published on 4 August 2004. The survey was commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions and is part of the Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study, which focuses on improving information on the destinations of working age benefit leavers and monitoring the number of claimants flowing off benefits and into work. The survey was conducted by BMRB International Limited.
Progress2work and progress2work-LinkUP: an exploratory study to assess evaluation possibilities
- Authors:
- DORSETT Richard, HUDSON Maria, MCKINNON Karen
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 85p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The programmes progress2work (p2w) and progress2work-LinkUP (p2w-LinkUp) have been operational since 2002. p2w operates nationally across Britain and is for adults with a history of drug misuse. p2w-LinkUP operates in about half the Jobcentre Plus districts and is for a wider set of disadvantaged groups: those with a history of alcohol misuse, the homeless and ex-offenders. There has been no formal evaluation of the p2w and p2w-LinkUP programmes and there is only rather limited anecdotal evidence about how they are run locally and how well they work. The report presents a review of the operation and perceived effectiveness of p2w and p2w-LinkUP drawing on the experiences and views of providers and coordinators. It covers the district organisation of p2w and p2w-LinkUP, the nature of the client groups, key elements of service provision, referral agencies and assessment procedures and programme performance and participant outcomes.
Skills diagnostics and screening tools: a literature review
- Authors:
- BIMROSE jenny, et al
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 150p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
The policy imperative of increasing the nation's economic competitiveness by up-skilling and re-skilling the workforce emphasises the importance of the accurate and early identification of barriers to employment, together with the need to support adults making transitions into and through the labour market. This literature review examines the evidence on these two separate, but inter-related, areas: skills appraisals measuring individual skill levels; and screening methodologies that help recognise influences on employability. The literature on skills appraisals is limited. Five skills appraisal tools, with robust evidence bases, all developed in the United States, were identified. Additionally, a well-established methodology for career development operates in France, incorporating a skills assessment – the 'bilans de compétences'. However, in the UK, limited practice in assessment of adult skills was found, with no one suitable tool identified. In contrast to the literature on skills appraisals, that on screening tools is extensive and developing. Varied approaches have been implemented in various countries across the world. Some have been withdrawn from use, whilst others have thrived. Where tools have been successful, there has been a commitment to continuous quality improvement, sustained investment and policy commitment. In none of the examples identified in the review has the adviser been replaced by a tool. These screening tools are underdeveloped in the UK with existing methodologies, often in the early stages of development, taking delivery beyond an emphasis on placement outcomes. The successful implementation of both skills appraisals and screening tools has important implications for staff capacity and training.
Job outcome target national evaluation
- Authors:
- NUNN Alex, et al
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 131p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
In April 2006 Jobcentre Plus rolled out the Job Outcome Target (JOT) performance measurement system across all Jobcentre Plus districts. The decision to roll out JOT was taken after an extensive piloting exercise in which two distinct variations of the JOT model were applied in seven Pilot districts. A national evaluation was undertaken in a number of districts 10 months after the initial implementation of JOT Pilots in order to document and review the impact of JOT and assess whether it was working as intended. The research comprised interviews with Jobcentre Plus staff, as well as interviews and focus groups with a range of customers, employers and providers.
Health, disability, caring and employment: longitudinal analysis
- Authors:
- ATKINSON Adele, FINNEY Andrea, McKAY Stephen
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 105p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
The authors consider how changes in health status through time are related to a variety of factors including changes in employment, caring, well-being and so on. They use data from the Families and Children Study and the British Household Panel Survey. The aim was to explore the relationships between health, disability, caring and employment in families with children in the context of the agenda to reduce child poverty, reduce worklessness within households and promote the employment and wider participation of disabled people.
Disability and caring among families with children: family employment and poverty characteristics
- Authors:
- McKAY Stephen, ATKINSON Adele
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 64p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This report uses data from the Families and Children Study to investigate the characteristics of families that include a disabled adult and/or child. Questions posed by this research include, for instance, how do disability and caring responsibilities relate to families' ages, size, ethnic origins and so on? How far does disability cluster together within families, given that worklessness appears often related to ill-health? Having analysed the characteristics of different families, what is the effect of these different elements on employment? Some families appear to remain in paid employment despite having, say, caring responsibilities, whereas other families do not find it possible to combine work with caring - an area sometimes known as 'resilience'. What can we learn from the experiences of the former group?