Many benefit claimants with mental health problems will be referred to, or have access to, a range of support including the Work Programme or specialist disability employment programmes such as Work Choice and Access to Work.<\/p>
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The Work Programme Prime and specialist providers\u2019 industry-led expert group led action to build organisational and workforce capability to recognise and address mental health needs in an employment context.<\/p>
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This expert group designed an employment adviser toolkit Working for Wellbeing<\/em> to help Work Programme employment advisers spot when mental wellbeing support can help a jobseeker achieve their employment goal, and have worked with providers to share best practice in working with specialist mental health organisations.<\/p> <\/p> 7,000 claimants with mental health or behavioural disorders listed as their primary health condition have achieved job outcomes through the Work Programme.<\/p> <\/p> Work Choice is a specialist pan-disability employment programme that provides tailored support to help disabled people who face the most complex barriers to employment find and stay in work and ultimately help them progress into unsupported employment, where it is appropriate for the individual.<\/p> <\/p> Since the start of the 2011/12 financial year (and up to 31 March 2014), around 21 per cent of Work Choice customers achieving job outcomes through Work Choice have had a mental health problem recorded as their primary disability. The trend over these 3 years shows that the numbers being supported are increasing each year.<\/p> <\/p> The Access to Work Mental Health Support Service<\/em> was established in December 2011 and is delivered by Remploy Employment Services.<\/p> It can offer support to individuals with mental health problems who are absent from work or finding work difficult. The service supports those experiencing depression, anxiety, stress or other mental health issues that are affecting their work.<\/p> <\/p> In the last year, 92 per cent of people who have completed a programme of support with the MHSS are still sustaining work after 26 weeks. Employer engagement is a key element of the service.<\/p> <\/p> This year the Government is also taking forward a number of feasibility pilots to explore how to improve employment and health outcomes for people with common mental health problems. These are based on the recommendations made by RAND Europe in their report Psychological Wellbeing and Work: Improving Service Provision and Outcomes<\/em>, which was published in January. Early findings will be available next year.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/77749/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " To provide this information would incur disproportionate costs.<\/p> <\/p> For 2012 and 2013, because of the nature of the awards applied to delegated grades, staff would have received a 1% increase on base pay whether they remained in grade or were promoted during the year subject to standard eligibility criteria.<\/p> <\/p> DWP does not have contractual progression. All our employees are subject to the pay freeze and pay caps in place since 2010. In May 2010 the Government announced a two year pay freeze for civil servants earning over £21,000. The pay freeze applied to this Department in 2010 and 2011.<\/p> <\/p> For staff earning under £21,000, for both 2010 and 2011 DWP awarded staff a flat rate increase by grade of between £400 and £540. Additionally during 2010 the AA band minimum was increased by between £890 and £1060 (depending on location) which lead to a slightly higher increase for some staff. Following Cabinet Office rules, a small number who earned just over £21,000 received smaller payments, using a taper system, to ensure that they were not \u2018leapfrogged\u2019 by peers slightly lower down the pay scale.<\/p> <\/p> In 2012 and 2013 DWP awarded a 1% increase to the vast majority of our staff across all delegated grades. DWP will again be paying the majority of our employees a 1% increase in 2014.<\/p> <\/p> For SCS in DWP the pay freeze was in place for three years from 2010 to 2012. In 2013 DWP paid around 22% of its SCS cadre increases within an overall 1% cap and with a Cabinet Office limit on individual awards of 9%. The majority of our SCS will not have received a pay award between 2010 and 2013.<\/p> <\/p> Figures for the 2014 SCS and delegated pay awards will not be available until they have been processed at the end of this month.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Below the line comments<\/p> <\/p> 1. Because of the numbers involved we are unable to provide information tracking every individual\u2019s pay rise over the period within time and cost perimeters. 2. DWP currently employs 92,510 people and we are not able to provide details for each of these individuals. However, as DWP has applied a simple pay award over each of the years required I am able to summarise our position. 3. The PQ asks for information on pay rises exclusive of changes in grade (most usually promotion). By providing information on pay awards, we will be excluding a small number of pay rises which are due to other factors such as a move to a location which attracts a higher salary (DWP has 4 locational pay zones). It also excludes salary increases as a result of a change in contractual hours. 4. The 2014 pay award will be paid in July salaries. We will not have details of final figures until this has been processed. 5. A small number of individuals are not eligible to receive the pay award e.g. because they are undergoing formal poor performance action in a particular year or are on a salary above the appropriate pay scale maximum.<\/p>"}
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