Deven Ghelani
Policy in Practice
Target Employment
Support:
Do you know who needs
your help into work the
most?
We make the welfare system
simple to understand, so that
people can make the decisions
that are right for them
Agenda
1. About Policy in Practice
2. Data + Software = Insight
3. The Right Support, to the Right People at the Right Time
4. Making partnerships work
5. Q&A
www.policyinpractice.co.uk
POLICY
National impact
CONSULTANCY
Local impact
SOFTWARE
Individual impact
666
Do you know your customers?
777
Our approach
A single person-centred Welfare Reform
Impact Assessment
Your data + our software = actionable insights
888
The challenge
999
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“I can’t see whether the people
being clobbered by reductions in
council tax support, or under-
occupation are the same people
that will be clobbered by other
reforms.”
Steve Carey, Leeds City Council
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Welfare reform ESF / W&H targeting
Why is this important?
• You should know – ‘Personalised Support’
• How can you target support for non-mandated schemes, if you don’t know your
customers?
• Which residents do you contact and how?(letter, face to face)
• You have to work closely with partners, and deliver more with less
Policy in Practice’s approach
Your Housing Benefit / Council
Council Tax data
Our Universal Benefit
Calculator
Rich, detailed impact
assessment: who is impacted
impacted and what are the
Council-wide effects?
1. Use local data and insights to
inform better decision making
2. See the impact of different
models together with ongoing
welfare reforms
3. Inform better strategic and
operational decisions
Universal Benefit and Budgeting Calculator
Frontline tool for advisors
and residents
Models the current benefit
system & Universal Credit
now and in the future
Accurate and fast
Designed to engage people
and focus on outcomes
A rich data set [video link]
Understand exactly who is affected
What if you could say that…
“Mrs Biggins at 73 Acacia Terrace will be
affected by all welfare changes by
£15.62 per week and has moderate
barriers to work, because she is caring
for young children”
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The impact
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18
Working in Partnership
• You need to target your support better
• Welfare Reform means local government has to
help residents into work
• We all need to work together to deliver more for
less
• Data can be a big part of that
191919
Making those partnerships work
Share your resources
• Money where you benefit from targeting
• Data where you can learn from each other
Talk to people
• We can facilitate discussions
• Visit our stand
• Ask about our ‘Leading Lights’ network
Partnering for the future
www.policyinpractice.co.uk
• Model the tax and benefit system today, and
in the future
• Track the impact on households over time
• Combine with other datasets
• Connecting you to Policy; a picture of
income, employment and poverty
• Evolving software that focuses on outcomes
www.policyinpractice.co.uk
Questions?
www.policyinpractice.co.uk
Thank you
Visit our stand #13
hello@policyinpractice.co.uk
@policy_practice

Targeted employment support - who needs your help into work most?

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    Deven Ghelani Policy inPractice Target Employment Support: Do you know who needs your help into work the most?
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    We make thewelfare system simple to understand, so that people can make the decisions that are right for them
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    Agenda 1. About Policyin Practice 2. Data + Software = Insight 3. The Right Support, to the Right People at the Right Time 4. Making partnerships work 5. Q&A
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    666 Do you knowyour customers?
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    777 Our approach A singleperson-centred Welfare Reform Impact Assessment Your data + our software = actionable insights
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    www.policyinpractice.co.uk “I can’t seewhether the people being clobbered by reductions in council tax support, or under- occupation are the same people that will be clobbered by other reforms.” Steve Carey, Leeds City Council www.policyinpractice.co.uk www.policyinpractice.co.uk www.policyinpractice.co.uk Welfare reform ESF / W&H targeting
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    Why is thisimportant? • You should know – ‘Personalised Support’ • How can you target support for non-mandated schemes, if you don’t know your customers? • Which residents do you contact and how?(letter, face to face) • You have to work closely with partners, and deliver more with less
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    Policy in Practice’sapproach Your Housing Benefit / Council Council Tax data Our Universal Benefit Calculator Rich, detailed impact assessment: who is impacted impacted and what are the Council-wide effects? 1. Use local data and insights to inform better decision making 2. See the impact of different models together with ongoing welfare reforms 3. Inform better strategic and operational decisions
  • 13.
    Universal Benefit andBudgeting Calculator Frontline tool for advisors and residents Models the current benefit system & Universal Credit now and in the future Accurate and fast Designed to engage people and focus on outcomes
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    A rich dataset [video link]
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    What if youcould say that… “Mrs Biggins at 73 Acacia Terrace will be affected by all welfare changes by £15.62 per week and has moderate barriers to work, because she is caring for young children” www.policyinpractice.co.uk
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    18 Working in Partnership •You need to target your support better • Welfare Reform means local government has to help residents into work • We all need to work together to deliver more for less • Data can be a big part of that
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    191919 Making those partnershipswork Share your resources • Money where you benefit from targeting • Data where you can learn from each other Talk to people • We can facilitate discussions • Visit our stand • Ask about our ‘Leading Lights’ network
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    Partnering for thefuture www.policyinpractice.co.uk • Model the tax and benefit system today, and in the future • Track the impact on households over time • Combine with other datasets • Connecting you to Policy; a picture of income, employment and poverty • Evolving software that focuses on outcomes
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