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<p>Effective resettlement of prison leavers is a core part of our efforts to reduce
re-offending. This includes making sure someone has a home, family links where appropriate,
access to healthcare, a job or further education, and/or access to benefits.</p><p>We
know that employment reduces the chance of reoffending significantly, by up to nine
percentage points. The proportion of prisoners released from custody employed at six
months rose by almost two thirds between April 2021 and March 2022. That is an increase
of nine percentage points, from 14% to 23%.</p><p>We also know that supporting prisoners
to tackle addictions is important to reduce reoffending. MoJ is investing up to £120m
to support more offenders into treatment – including increasing the number of Incentivised
Substance Free Living units to up to 100, and establishing up to 18 new, abstinence-only
Drug Recovery Wings.</p><p>Our temporary accommodation service is designed to ensure
that prison leavers at risk of homelessness have a stable base on release, improving
their opportunities for employment.</p><p>The introduction of Resettlement Passports
will bring together the key information and services that are needed to resettle in
the community, such as bank accounts, CVs and identity documents to prove the right
to work and rent.</p>
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