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Incapacity Benefit A Work Programme Perspective East London Primes

Incapacity Benefit A Work Programme Perspective East London Primes. Hackney EDN Event 17 April 2012. Work Programme Overview. Eight customer groups, four of which relate to ESA/Ex-IB. Two-year support journey to sustained employment.

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Incapacity Benefit A Work Programme Perspective East London Primes

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  1. Incapacity BenefitA Work Programme PerspectiveEast London Primes Hackney EDN Event 17 April 2012

  2. Work Programme Overview • Eight customer groups, four of which relate to ESA/Ex-IB. • Two-year support journey to sustained employment. • Individual support pathways with intervention and support services built into journey. • Favourable sustainment periods. • ESA/IB groups attract higher funding for increased support.

  3. Work Programme in Hackney • Three prime contractors in Hackney, each with supply chain partners – specialists and generalists. • Increasing ESA/Ex-IB caseloads, though still well below initial forecasts. • Initiatives for voluntary referral to increase flows. • Group taster session functions • Current volumes • Around 150 customers from ESA Flow

  4. Work Programme Groups

  5. ESA and EX-IB Delivery • Referral • Induction • Planning • Interventions • In Work Support

  6. Support Services Overview • Condition management • Mental health support • Support with learning difficulties • Employer support • Assessment and treatment services (drugs and alcohol)

  7. Risks • Inaccurate WCA leading to incorrect benefit group allocation • Impact on jobseeker • Impact on delivery services • Impact on performance • Changing jobseeker status

  8. Strategic and Policy Activity • Work and Pensions Select Committee • Professor Harrington forum to provide support in changes to the WCA.

  9. What's Essential • Work Programme delivery includes: • strong links with existing provision for information sharing and customer support • flexible and challenging support services, and • constant review of delivery. • Continued influence on getting customers correctly assessed and referred.

  10. Questions? Thank you

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