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LFS. JSA. Change in JSA claimants, Oct 2011 – Oct 2012 (Source: NOMIS). Estimating ethnic parity in Jobcentre Plus programmes: A quantitative analysis using the Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS). DWP research report 491 (326 pages……)

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  1. LFS JSA

  2. Change in JSA claimants, Oct 2011 – Oct 2012(Source: NOMIS)

  3. Estimating ethnic parity in Jobcentre Plus programmes: A quantitative analysis using the Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study (WPLS) • DWP research report 491 (326 pages……) • In the majority of cases, reliable estimates of ethnic parity could not be found: it was simply not possible to re-weight the White sample in such a way as to make it comparable with the Ethnic Minority group of interest. This included the results for Great Britain as a whole. The preferred matching estimates suggested a significant ethnic premium in employment outcomes and a significant ethnic penalty in benefit outcomes but the diagnostic tests suggest that these results cannot be relied upon: the two samples are just not similar enough. • Amongst the subgroups that produced reliable estimates of ethnic parity, there did not seem to be much evidence to reject a finding of at least ethnic parity in employment outcomes and there were some groups where a significant premium was observed. • In terms of benefit receipt the most predominant finding amongst Ethnic Minority subgroups for which reliable estimates were available was of a significant ethnic penalty; this was particularly prevalent amongst individuals of Black ethnic origin. This means that Ethnic Minority Jobcentre Plus customers are more likely than Whites to be claiming benefits in at least one of the 12 months following access to Jobcentre Plus services. • It is not possible to give any headline conclusion on whether Jobcentre Plus services, overall, result in similar outcomes for Ethnic Minorities and Whites.

  4. Are we colour blind in our delivery of employment services? • The Government’s Equality Strategy marked a move away from policy that focussed on particular ‘equality groups’ towards “developing frameworks that help create fairness and opportunities for everyone”. This session will examine the rationale for equality policies that do not focus on particular equality groups, particularly those from ethnic minorities, and ask whether a ‘colour blind’ approach is the best way of helping people into work, and whether the services on offer now are, in fact, colour blind.

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