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In search of a welfare-to-work solution: the New Deal for Disabled People
- Author:
- STAFFORD Bruce
- Journal article citation:
- Benefits, 11(3), October 2003, pp.181-186.
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
The New Deal for Disabled People is the UK's main employment programme for people claiming incapacity benefits. This article outlines the reasons given for it's introduction and how it evolved from a pilot to a national programme. The programme has sought to encourage experimentation and innovation in service provision. Highlights some of the criticisms made of the structure of the current programme, notably its funding regime. Concludes by noting that policy makers appear to be continuing to search for an effective programme that will help the client move into paid work, but that a more 'individualised' approach may be required.
New deal for disabled people: second synthesis report: interim findings from the evaluation
- Authors:
- STAFFORD Bruce, et al
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 152p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
The New Deal for Disabled People (NDDP) is the major employment programme for people on incapacity benefits. It is a voluntary programme that aims to help people with a disability or health condition move into sustained employment. Around 65 Job Brokers, who are a mix of public, private, and voluntary sector organisations, deliver the programme. NDDP is subject to an extensive programme of evaluation. This report presents selected findings from the evaluation. It covers developments up to and including spring 2004, and synthesises findings from fieldwork with NDDP participants, employers, members of the eligible population, those delivering the programme (notably staff from Job Brokers and Jobcentre Plus offices), and from administrative data. The evaluation is on-going and further reports will present findings on the programme as it evolves. The report draws upon qualitative and quantitative research conducted by a team of researchers from: the Centre for Research in Social Policy (Loughborough University), the Institute for Employment Studies, the National Centre for Social Research, and the Social Policy Research Unit (University of York) as well as analysis of administrative data by the Department for Work and Pensions