The evolution of “welfare-to-work”
The evolution of DWP’s contracts
Current centrally-contracted welfare-to-work provision
2 A more systematic assessment
Reliability of the current approach to assessment
Potential for a more systematic, characteristic-based approach
3 Integration with related local services
Local pre-Work Programme approaches: Pathways to Employment programme
Integration within the Work Programme
The relationship between health budgets and employment
4 A specialist programme for disabled people
The strengths of the Work Choice programme and the case for maintaining a separate programme
Weaknesses in Work Choice design
5 Work Programme Plus: helping people furthest from the labour market
Simplified payment groups and an “accelerator” payment model
Retention of PBR with a level of service fee for those furthest from the labour market
Clearer, simpler (and generally earlier) referral points
Clearer and more measurable minimum service standards
6 Innovation and sharing “what works”
Learning from jointly-commissioned and devolved approaches
Learning from smaller providers
“De-risking” innovation: An employment programmes innovation fund
A labour market “What Works Centre”
Conclusions and recommendations
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
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