Supporting moves into work: New Deal for Disabled People findings

Longer-term recipientsMore recent recipientsIncapacity-benefit receipt (percentage point reduction) At month 24 (Early cohort)1613 At month 36 (Maximum follow-up cohort)1811 October changes (at month 6)  Pre-October (Early cohort)810  Post-October (Late cohort)1519Incapacity-benefit amount (£ reduction) At month 24 (Early cohort)£81£51 At month 36 (Maximum follow-up cohort)£83£35 October changes (at month 6)  Pre-October (Early cohort)£52£31  Post-October (Late cohort)£83£69Employment (Percentage point increase) At month 24 (Early cohort)117 At month 36 (Maximum follow-up cohort)118 October changes (at month 6)  Pre-October (Early cohort)74  Post-October (Late cohort)94Source: Based on figures given in Tables A1–A7 and A12–14 in Orr, Bell, and Lam (2007).

Longer-term recipientsMore recent recipientsGovernment perspective Benefits£4272£2114 Costs  Lower-bound estimates£1457£1098  Upper-bound estimates£1705£1346  Actual government expenditures£1715£1356Net benefits Based on the lower-bound costs£2815£1016 Based on the upper-bound costs£2567£768 Based on actual government costs£2557£758Participants’ perspective Benefits£4027£1707 Costs£3679£1862Net benefits£348−£155Societal perspective Benefits£3970£1666 Costs  Based on the lower-bound costs£807£805  Based on the upper-bound costs£1055£1053Net social benefits Based on the lower-bound costs£3163£861 Based on the upper-bound costs£2915£613Note: All values are in 2005 prices.Source: Calculated from data in Table 6.1, Table 7.1 and Table 8.1 in Greenberg and Davis (2007).