Benchmarking performance for Steps to Work and Flexible New Deal
This page provides information on benchmarking the performance of employment sustained for 13 weeks for the Steps To Work programme in Northern Ireland against the performance of Flexible New Deal in Great Britain.
Introduction
On 29 September 2008, the Department for Employment and Learning introduced the Steps to Work programme which subsumed the main New Deal programmes across most of Northern Ireland. The aim of Steps to Work is to assist people who are unemployed or economically inactive to find and sustain employment.
The Flexible New Deal programme began in October 2009 in around half of Great Britain. Flexible New Deal provides personalised employment support for up to 12 months (with the option of a six month extension).
Flexible New Deal will be phased out and replaced by the Work Programme in the summer of 2011.
Findings
The table below provides information on job outcomes from Steps to Work and Flexible New Deal (as a percentage of starts, GB’s current method of calculation).
| Programme | Period Covered | Starts | Employment Sustained | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steps to Work (StW) | Sept 08 - Mar 11 | 55,090 (1) | 7,856 (3) | 14.3% |
| Flexible New Deal | Oct 09 - Mar11 | 384,220 (2) | 55,230 (4) | 14.4% |
Notes
- JSA Mandatory and Voluntary Starts on StW to end of March 2011.
- JSA starts on Flexible New Deal to end of March 2011
- view Delivery Directorate Performance report on Flexible New Deal starts
JSA Mandatory and Voluntary participants who moved into employment sustained for a minimum of 13 weeks during the period (September 2008 - March 2011).- Flexible New Deal JSA starts who moved into employment sustained for 13 weeks during the period October 2009 - March 2011.
