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Social Support benefit

Social Support benefit. Review of the progress of the new benefit Clarification of Proxies. Proxy testing. Why Proxies? How were Proxies choosen? How do they work?. Red Door. How do Proxies work?. Disabled in the hhs. 59.1% 42.0% -0.43 -0.26. Has a dog. Phone.

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Social Support benefit

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  1. Social Support benefit Review of the progress of the new benefit Clarification of Proxies

  2. Proxy testing • Why Proxies? • How were Proxies choosen? • How do they work?

  3. Red Door How do Proxies work? Disabled in the hhs 59.1% 42.0% -0.43 -0.26 Has a dog Phone 33.6% 16.4% 0.3 0.19 Has blond hair Car 16.4% 4.8% 0.3 0.3 Wears a kilt Colour TV 34.9% 16.8% 0.25 0.23

  4. Value of the Proxy • A proxy has no value in itself. • HBS does show differences by age of the car, however this has little relevance when analysed with all the other variables and using a single proxy score for a car produces a better result. • Even things like a red front door could be a good proxy, except there are no data and they can be painted too easily!

  5. Key facts about Proxies • Proxies are not intuitive they are objective. • Proxies only work as a package it is impossible to change either the proxy or the value without re-calculating the whole package. • They cannot stay the same for ever, they should be reviewed regularly in line with the new HBS and the score adjusted.

  6. Review of the Progress of Social Support Benefit

  7. Progress of Social Support

  8. What do we learn • Self targeting is working a high percentage of applicants qualify. • Proxy testing is eliminating less than we expected. • Exclusions on article 5 are higher than expected and we have identified two small changes to regulations. • Incomplete documentation is OK and should reduce further.

  9. Progress of Social Support For September

  10. Progress compared to expectation • 19,000 households is less than expected. • Numbers seem to have stalled since June. • However 5-6 raions are right on target. Reasons • GMI is low set in 2007 on the 2006 HBS • Poor administration, lack of Sas, and budget cuts • Lack of knowledge of new benefit.

  11. Next Steps • Review the regulations/Legislation. • Question the administration. • Question the policy. • Yearly revise the values of the proxies and the benefit.

  12. How can Donors support the Ministry • Let this policy have time to work and stop suggesting policy changes in the short term. • Suggestions for changes to Proxies should always be supported by analysis of the HBS. • If a problem is identified check the administration before jumping to suggested policy change.

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