DWP back-to-work plan for 25,000 people with certain health conditions

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The Department for Work and Pensions plan aims to help those with mild to moderate mental or physical health conditions



The DWP has revealed details of a multi-million pound two-year plan to help get people with health conditions back to work. It is understood that £58million worth of funding will be spent on getting 25,000 people with mild to moderate mental or physical health conditions to start or still be in jobs by March 2025.

According to the DailyRecord, the 'Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC)' will see people offered employment support alongside their health treatment. Participants will be referred to the service by healthcare professionals such as GPs, and it has already been rolled out in Coventry and some other areas.

It forms part of the on-going government plan to get disabled people and those with long-term health conditions back into work. Back in April April it was launched to help 12,700 people in South Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, west London, Norfolk, Cheshire West and Chester, and the West Midlands - at a cost of £27.9million.

Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work Tom Pursglove spoke about the impact of the programme so far, and how they hope to fully roll it out across the country. "In our Health and Disability White Paper, we highlighted the importance of employment support for disabled people and people with health conditions, so it is absolutely right to expand the proven successful model of supported employment further.

“I’m delighted that we’re already seeing this approach boost participants’ employment prospects, wellbeing, self-confidence, and motivation to return to work. What we learn from supporting people through IPSPC will pave the way to Universal Support, which, when fully rolled out, will offer people personalised support to help them flourish in work."

DWP said that eligible people will be able to opt into Universal Support to receive up to 12 months of support, helping them to move quickly into suitable work. This will be followed by 'wraparound support' to help them to sustain that employment for the longer-term.

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Previous schemes like this have ended up costing the taxpayer a million pounds for every job-vacancy filled!

Money well-spent or what?