Annex C
NEW DEALS
NEW DEAL
25 PLUS
New Deal 25 plus was launched in 1998 for those
people who had been claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) for 2
years—helping long-term unemployed people find work or improve
their prospects of doing so.
In April 2001, New Deal 25 plus was extended
and enhanced following several pilots to test different and innovative
ways to tackle long-term unemployment. Building on the existing
programme and learning from the New Deal for Young People (NDYP),
New Deal 25 plus provides more intensive job search help and tailored
support for people seeking employment. The re-engineered New Deal
25 plus was extended to people who had been JSA claimants for
18 out of the last 21 months.
NEW DEAL
FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE (NDYP)
The New Deal for Young People was launched in
1998 providing 18 to 24 year olds with the skills, confidence
and motivation to help them find work and improve their prospects
of doing so. It is a mandatory programme for young people who
have been claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) for six months.
Participants enter a "Gateway" (lasting
up to four months) in which a Personal Adviser gives them intensive
job search help and advises on ways to improve their job prospects.
Those still claiming JSA at the end of the Gateway then have a
choice of four options (up to June 2003).
Subsidised employment (including support to
become self employed).
Voluntary sector work.
Environment task force.
Full-time education and training.
Those returning to JSA after their option enter
a follow-through period of intensive job search help.
By the end of June 2003 the New Deal for Young
People had successfully helped nearly 450,000 young people into
jobs. As a consequence, long-term youth unemployment has been
virtually eradicated.
NEW DEAL
50 PLUS
New Deal 50 plus was introduced in nine pathfinder
areas on 25 October 1999 and rolled out nationally on 3 April
2000. This is a major programme for people over 50 who are looking
for work. It is designed to help long-term unemployed and economically
inactive people who have been claiming work related benefits for
six months or more, back into paid employment.
New Deal 50 plus is part of a wider government
campaign to address age discrimination and improve prospects for
older people. It offers:
— flexible support for part-time and
full-time work and self-employment;
— financial support on moving into
work, paid through the new tax credits;
— personal advice and Jobsearch help;
and
— an "in work" Training Grant.
The qualifying benefits are JSA, Income Support,
Incapacity Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance—including
National Insurance Credits. In addition, time spent in receipt
of Invalid Care Allowance or the Bereavement Allowances will count
towards the qualifying period once a claim for a qualifying benefit
is established.
NEW DEAL
FOR DISABLED
PEOPLE (NDDP)
The New Deal for Disabled People (NDDP) is designed
to help the Government learn more about supporting people with
health conditions and disabilities into paid employment.
NDDP ran a number of pilots from September 1998
to June 2001, which helped over 8,000 people into work. Based
on this success and building on the best practice from these pilots,
NDDP was extended from 2001 across England, Scotland and Wales.
A voluntary NDDP gateway offers qualifying benefit
recipients an interview with an adviser which signposts them to
Job Brokers. In Jobcentre Plus areas, NDDP information is issued
to customers as part of the initial mandatory Work Focused Interview
(WFI).
From July 2001, NDDP Job Brokers were introduced
to provide services and give support to people on disability and
health related benefits who want to work.
Job Brokers are made up of private, voluntary
and public sector organisations or combinations of these in partnership.
They agree with each customer what is the most appropriate route
into employment for them, and work closely with providers of training
and other provision where the customer needs additional help.
They are constantly developing their expertise
and using different ways of helping people with health conditions
and disabilities to progress into work. Job Brokers also work
with local employers to identify their needs, match these with
the skills of their customers and to support the customer during
their first six months of employment.
NDDP focuses on achieving sustained employment
and Job Brokers are paid on an outcome related basis. Job Brokers
receive payment for registering customers, job entries and achieving
sustained employment. From April 2002 additional Job Broker provision
was introduced.
NEW DEAL
FOR LONE
PARENTS (NDLP)
New Deal for Lone Parents (NDLP) was launched
in 1998, and from 2001 it has been opened up to all lone parents
who are not working or are working less than 16 hours per week.
There have been over 500,000 entrants to the programme and over
200,000 participating lone parents have found work.
Nine out of 10 lone parents want to work. Over
1,000 Personal Advisers across the country are offering lone parents
advice with job seeking, training, in-work benefits and childcare.
NDLP is a long-term investment to make a real
difference to the lives of lone parents and to help lift them
and their children out of poverty. Independent evaluation has
shown that lone parents moving from Income Support into work were
on average £40 per week better off.
From April 2003 Childcare Partnership Managers
have been introduced into every Jobcentre Plus District. Their
role is to ensure that jobseekers with children and their personal
advisers have access to information on childcare provision in
their area.
NEW DEAL
FOR MUSICIANS
The New Deal for Musicians provides focused
guidance and training for people who wish to enter the music industry—the
third highest exporter in the UK—whether they are instrumentalists,
vocalists, composers, songwriters or even performing DJs.
The New Deal for Musicians started in August
1999 as part of the New Deal for Young People. In April 2001,
New Deal 25 plus began to offer participants the opportunity work
with a specialist music industry consultant.
Due to the success of the New Deal for Musicians
pilot it has been adopted as part of the mainstream New Deals
since November 2002.
NEW DEAL
FOR PARTNERS
The New Deal for Partners is a voluntary programme
introduced to help the partners of benefit claimants who want
to work. It was introduced in April 1999 for the partners of people
claiming Jobseeker's Allowance who had been out of work for six
months or more. In April 2001 the programme was extended to the
partners of those claiming Income Support, Incapacity Benefit,
Severe Disablement Allowance and Carers Allowance.
Partners can refer themselves to the programme,
which begins with an interview with a personal adviser who can
explain the help, support and opportunities available to the partner
to find work, including in-work benefits and childcare provision.
In the past, partners of benefit claimants were largely ignored
and given little help in finding employment.
At the end of July 2003, over 10,500 initial
interviews had been carried out which have led to around 4,000
positive outcomes (including referrals to Work Based Learning
for Adults and further education). Nearly 1,800 partners have
moved into employment through New Deal for Partners.
Joy Kabugu
29 October 2003
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