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Enhancing Employment Outcomes Through the Work Programme: Challenges and Innovations

The Work Programme aims to address the evolving nature of worklessness with a focus on increasing job placements and sustained employment. It provides greater flexibility through a 'black box' approach, enabling organizations to tailor services effectively. However, significant financial risks and high DWP expectations present challenges. This initiative emphasizes collaboration among local partners, aligning community resources, and enhancing performance through innovative strategies. Ultimately, it seeks to engage and support the most disadvantaged communities while navigating the complexities of welfare reform.

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Enhancing Employment Outcomes Through the Work Programme: Challenges and Innovations

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  1. The Work Programme: meeting the performance challenge Dave Simmonds Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion

  2. The pattern of worklessness has changed

  3. Work Programme: right idea, right time • More freedom – ‘black box’ making ‘joining-up’ easier • More jobs – high performance expectations • Longer jobs – approx 60% of payment from sustained work • More people – using benefits savings • A single programme – less bureaucracy • Longer contracts – 5/7 years • Longer to work with unemployed – 2 years

  4. Other side of coin ... • Significant financial risk .... • .... driven by high DWP expectations • Competition rather than collaboration • Impact on voluntary sector • Fears of: • ‘parking’ the most disadvantaged people • ‘parking’ deprived areas and/or high-cost areas • Background of wider welfare reform

  5. High expectations

  6. Easier in South West?

  7. Performance has to increase with discounting

  8. Work Programme - 2011 DWP volumes Universal Credit

  9. It’s harder in some areas ...

  10. Role of local partners • Delivery: as sub-contractors; difficult for some but need to think long-term • Scrutiny: monitoring performance; ‘Fairness indicators’ • Aligning local provision: community budgets; childcare; health; housing; skills • Information for contractors and individuals: labour market info; employers; welfare advice • Increasing performance: competition and collaboration

  11. Performance: key drivers • Initial job match: knowing employers and local labour markets; routes to paid jobs • Maximising sustained employment: in-work support; income maximisation; skills; careers • Combining specialist support: personalising services; health; older workers; drugs; etc • Reaching deprived and isolated areas: sharing costs; outreach and community credibility • Innovation: lots of it!

  12. Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion • Dave.simmonds@cesi.org.uk • www.cesi.org.uk • www.indusdelta.co.uk • www.advancew2w.org.uk

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