IPES performance statistics

DWP has published statistics for the Intensive Personalised Employment Support (IPES) programme following a Freedom of Information request from BASE. The statistics have not been publically available until now despite IPES starting delivery in late 2019.

The data shows that there have been a total of 6044 programme starts since December 2019. 1071 lower threshold outcomes have been achieved so far resulting in 787 higher threshold outcomes.

All outcomes achieved so far are for participants who have started on programme at any time from 02/12/2019 and have met the set earnings thresholds. Therefore, there will be many people who have started in last two years who are still on the programme and have not had time yet to have reached a threshold.

  • Lower threshold Outcome - Earnings equivalent to 16 hours per week for 91 days, at the adult rate (age 25 and over) of the National Living Wage, or a cumulative period of not less than 91 days’ self-employment. 
  • Higher threshold Outcome - Earnings equivalent to 16 hours per week for 182 days, at the adult rate (age 25 and over) of the National Living Wage, or a cumulative period of not less than 182 days’ self-employment 

It should be noted that the data recorded in the Intensive Personalised Support Programme dataset does not meet the standards required to be included in the Official Statistics. Please treat all values as guide figures rather than actual figures.

Employment outcomes for IPES are paid when participants achieve the minimum thresholds, identified through HMRC Real Time Earnings data, and can be achieved at any point within the 639-day period that they are on programme (456 days support plus 182 days ‘In Work Support’, where required).

    Any self-employed outcomes will have been paid when participants have been trading for the set time periods of 91 or 182 days and providers have sufficient evidence to confirm that the outcome is valid – these will also be achieved within the same 639-day period. 

    More information on how outcomes are calculated can be found on the Gov.UK website under Intensive Personalised Employment Support (COVID-19) provider guidance - Chapter 7.

     

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