§ Mr. KidneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what assessment he has made of the(a) social, (b) vocational and (c) financial benefits of a rehabilitation policy that assists people to return to work. [140339]
§ Mr. BayleyAs part of the extension of the New Deal for Disabled People, the Education and Employment, Social Security and Health Departments are developing plans for the launch of the Job Retention and Rehabilitation Pilots announced within Budget 2000. The pilots are due to start late next year.
The pilots will provide robust evidence about the overall impacts of job retention and rehabilitation services and their cost effectiveness, and the relative effectiveness of different delivery and intervention strategies. The pilots are just one part of the Government's support for disabled people, helping them to achieve a better future rather than just leaving them to a life on benefits.