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The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit Work-focused Interviews) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006: statutory rule 2006 no. 398
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
The Department for Social Development makes the Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2A(1) and 165(4) to (6) and (7A) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 and now vested in it.
The Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006: statutory rule 2006 no. 150
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
These Regulations amend the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 ("the principal Regulations").
Pathways to work: qualitative research on the condition management programme
- Authors:
- BARNES Helen, HUDSON Maria
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 67p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This report assesses the Condition Management Programme (CMP), which is a voluntary element of the Pathways to Work pilot introduced in October 2003, which aims to increase the number of Incapacity Benefit recipients who move towards work. The CMP aims to tackle deep-seated barriers to work such as anxiety and lack of confidence. Widely varying models of delivery have been adopted to deliver the CMP, including in-house, full or partly contracted out, condition-specific or generic, and involving one or more Primary Care Trusts. The report presents an analysis of implementing and delivering this new provision, including working with people claiming Incapacity Benefit, and in developing relationships with Jobcentre Plus and other local agencies. The report includes a discussion of the lessons learned, and advice for those areas which are starting to develop CMP provision, as following a phased roll-out, the pilot provision will apply in a third of the UK by October 2006.
Shining path?
- Author:
- HAYES Derren
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.02.06, 2006, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The Pathways to Work scheme, which has pioneered an approach to help incapacity benefit claimants back into work, has been hailed as a success by some and is set for expansion under government proposals. The author evaluates the success of the scheme.
New deal for disabled people: an in-depth study of Job Broker service delivery
- Authors:
- LEWIS Jane, et al
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 241p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The New Deal for Disabled People (NDDP) was introduced in 1998 and 1999 as a series of pilots to help disabled people move into, or stay in, paid employment. The ‘national extension’ of NDDP, introduced in 2001, aims to support and test innovative ways of helping people on incapacity benefits move into sustainabe employment. NDDP services are delivered by a range of public, private and voluntary sector organisations known as ‘Job Brokers’. This report presents findings from the second wave of qualitative research carried out in late 2003/early 2004. This element of the research forms part of a larger programme aimed at providing the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) with a comprehensive evaluation of NDDP. The report of findings from Wave One of the qualitative work was published in 2003 (Corden et al.,). The overall aim of the qualitative research was to explore the organisation, operation and impacts of the Job Broker service from the perspective of key stakeholders, including users and providers of Job Broker services, and staff of Jobcentre Plus offices.
The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit Work-focused Interviews) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005: statutory rule 2005 no. 414
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
These Regulations impose a requirement on certain persons who claim, or have claimed, incapacity benefit, income support on the grounds of incapacity, income support whilst they are appealing against a decision which embodies a determination that they are not incapable of work, or severe disablement allowance ("specified benefit") to take part in work-focused interviews.
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
Report on incapacity benefits and pathways to work: reply by the government to the third report of the Work and Pensions Select Committee, session 2005-06 (HC 616)
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 27p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Committee's report examines the Government's proposals for welfare reform set out in its Green Paper 'A new deal for welfare: empowering people to work' The proposed reforms are designed to help more ill or disabled people move into employment, thereby reducing the number of people claiming incapacity benefits by one million within a decade. Issues discussed include: the future rollout of the 'Pathways to Work' scheme; the introduction of a new benefit called Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) to replace incapacity benefit from 2008; support for ill or disabled people to move back into work; employer attitudes; the involvement of healthcare professionals; the role of the private and voluntary sectors; the costs and resources for the reform programme.
Welfare Reform Bill
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 76p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Welfare Reform Bill marks the next stage in the Government’s plans to modernise the welfare state and break down the barriers that have prevented people from getting into the workplace and staying in work. The Bill contains powers to replace incapacity benefits with a new Employment Support Allowance that alongside a new Personal Capability Assessment will help give individuals more relevant support and get them into appropriate work. It will also provide more power to tackle benefit fraud which will strengthen the “two strikes” rules so that people who commit a second benefit offence within five years of their first one can have their benefit withdrawn.
Welfare Reform Bill: explanatory notes
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 74p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Welfare Reform Bill marks the next stage in the Government’s plans to modernise the welfare state and break down the barriers that have prevented people from getting into the workplace and staying in work. The Bill contains powers to replace incapacity benefits with a new Employment Support Allowance that alongside a new Personal Capability Assessment will help give individuals more relevant support and get them into appropriate work. It will also provide more power to tackle benefit fraud which will strengthen the “two strikes” rules so that people who commit a second benefit offence within five years of their first one can have their benefit withdrawn.