Routes onto Incapacity Benefits: Findings from qualitative research

TY - BOOK

T1 - Routes onto Incapacity Benefits: Findings from qualitative research

AU - Sainsbury, R

AU - Davidson, J

PY - 2006

Y1 - 2006

N2 - This report presents findings from a qualitative research project to investigate the routes by which people become recipients of incapacity benefits ('Incapacity benefits' include not only Incapacity Benefit itself, but also Income Support (IS) with disability premium, and National Insurance 'credit only' cases). The study was aimed at increasing our understanding of how people become Incapacity Benefit recipients so that further policy development can take place around more 'preventive' job retention and rehabilitation measures. Although producing standalone findings that can inform policy thinking, it is also the first stage in a two part project, the second part of which is a large quantitative survey of new Incapacity Benefit claimants to be conducted in 2006.

AB - This report presents findings from a qualitative research project to investigate the routes by which people become recipients of incapacity benefits ('Incapacity benefits' include not only Incapacity Benefit itself, but also Income Support (IS) with disability premium, and National Insurance 'credit only' cases). The study was aimed at increasing our understanding of how people become Incapacity Benefit recipients so that further policy development can take place around more 'preventive' job retention and rehabilitation measures. Although producing standalone findings that can inform policy thinking, it is also the first stage in a two part project, the second part of which is a large quantitative survey of new Incapacity Benefit claimants to be conducted in 2006.

KW - ill/disabled adults

KW - employment/benefits

M3 - Commissioned report

VL - vol. 350

T3 - Department for Work and Pensions Research Report

BT - Routes onto Incapacity Benefits: Findings from qualitative research

PB - Corporate Document Services

CY - Leeds

ER -