The Case for Supported Employment December 2010 What is Supported Employment? Supported Employment Services provide individualised support to secure people with disabilities, long term conditions and multiple barriers to work a sustainable, paid job in the open labour market. Supported Employment Framework A framework that commits to supporting disabled people into sustainable work. • Raise awareness • Integrated into local employment services • Focus on paid employment • Improve quality and consistency of services. Policy & legal Background • • • • • • • • Workforce Plus and More Choices More Chances Achieving Our Potential (November 2008) The same as you? A review of services for people with learning disabilities (2000) Self Directed Support: A National Strategy for Scotland, 2010 Shifting the Balance of Care Public Service Improvement Framework Equality Act 2010 Mental Health Care and Treatment Act. Link to National Outcomes • We all realise our economic potential (National Outcome 2) • We live longer, healthier lives (5) • We have tackled the significant inequalities in Scottish society (7) • We have improved the life chances for children, young people and families at risk (8) Picture supplied by The Action Group The case, at individual level • meaning and purpose in life ; • status and identity in society; • social inclusion; • an income and resources that can raise families out of poverty; and • reduction the use of health and social care services. Cost of Supported Employment It costs to get people into work but it pays. Supported employment Health and social care Cost per job outcome Estimated cost per employment outcome between £7,000 and £10,000: – North Lanarkshire Supported Employment cost per job was £7,216 (2007) – Kent Supported Employment Service £9,900 per person – Real Job cost per job £8,725 per job Benefits are greater than the costs • For the individual: – People with learning difficulties £62.30 per week better off in work • For Local Authorities: – £11,200 pp for day services. £9,910 pp for S.E. • For the Health Service: – Spending pp on MH Services declined by 60% (Schneider et al). • For Government: – Potential saving of 12p for every £1 invested Impact on service costs for people with mental health issues Figure 1: Costs by sub-group 60 Mean £ per week 50 40 Unemployed Working<=12m Working>12m 30 20 10 0 Baseline Follow up All health & social care input Baseline Follow up Mental health services SESAMI Study Schneider et al Real Jobs SROIBenefits results Wider Social Wider social benefits 2 Social Return on Investment shows a value returned to stakeholders of between £2.60 and £5 for every £1 invested: – Stirling Employability, SROI Index is 1:2.62 – Real Jobs, SROI Index is 1:5. Summary Supported employment: • Produces a positive cost: benefit ratio • Provides social benefits: – Securing employment for disabled people – Tackling inequality – Tackling poverty • Contributes to a vision of a Wealthier, Healthier, Safer and Stronger Scotland. Contact Pippa Coutts Scottish Union of Supported Employment [email protected] http://learning.susescotland.co.uk
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