What's up with Work Choice?

Submitted by Paul Convery on Thu, 11/03/2010 - 3:27pm
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A large number of providers are still hanging-on for the announcement of preferred bidders for Work Choice. People on the inside track says it's "imminent". But that was yesterday morning. So what's up DWP?

Tell BBC Radio 4 about New Deal and FND experience

Submitted by Paul Convery on Wed, 10/03/2010 - 10:20am
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The producers of BBC Radio 4's "File on Four" are preparing a programme about welfare reform and New Deal. They would like to hear views (good and bad) from New Deal and FND clients.

ESA – Research says "mixed reaction" from customers & staff

Submitted by Paul Convery on Sun, 07/03/2010 - 7:54pm
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New research published by DWP shows staff and customers have mixed feelings about the new system that replaced Incapacity Benefit in October 2008.

Did JCP have a good or bad recession?

Submitted by Paul Convery on Sun, 07/03/2010 - 3:36pm
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A rash of news stories last month were prompted by DWP research which (seemingly) reviewed the response by Jobcentre Plus to the recession. Commissioned from the Policy Studies Institute, the report was largely ignored for several weeks after its publication. Then Conservative Party researchers got to work on it ...

Right to bid yields £1.2m to LEAP

Submitted by Paul Convery on Fri, 05/03/2010 - 9:10pm
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One of the country’s most original and inspirational training and employment organisations has secured almost £1.2 million through DWP’s Right to Bid funding channel.

Expansion targets for Access to Work

Submitted by Paul Convery on Fri, 05/03/2010 - 4:42pm
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The Government says it has set “ambitious new targets to help more people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities in the workplace”.

Merlin – weaving some more magic ?

Submitted by Paul Convery on Fri, 26/02/2010 - 1:03pm

DWP has released the presentation slides used at the Merlin Standard pilot final roll-out meetings in central London with FND round one Primes on 17th Feb and Subcontractors on 18th Feb.

Pathways to Work - DWP research confirms 'creaming' and 'parking'

Submitted by Paul Convery on Thu, 25/02/2010 - 10:34pm

A new research report on the "impact of outcome-based contracting" in provider-led Pathways contains awkward conclusions about the effects of outcome based delivery. It shows that providers have been driven towards "creaming" and "parking" of clients. And it concludes that "providers should be paid on the basis of a wider range of outcomes".

DWP revises financial incentives in Work Choice

Submitted by Paul Convery on Thu, 25/02/2010 - 10:12pm
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The trade association for supported employment providers (BASE) has published a DWP paper confirming the results of successful lobbying by specialist providers.

Procurement channel opened for Low Value Welfare to Work Training

Submitted by Paul Convery on Thu, 25/02/2010 - 1:53pm
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DWP has announced that it is inviting suppliers to bid for Low Value Welfare to Work training provision("LVP"). A new system for securing packages of this welfare to work related training will begin from 22nd March 2010.

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