New DWP mental health Well-being pilots

DWP is running three pilots aimed at finding the best ways to improve employment and health outcomes for benefit claimants of working age who have mental well-being needs so that they are able to find, or move closer to work

The three pilots are:

1. Improving Access to Psychological Therapies - running in four Jobcentre Plus districts, Surrey and Sussex, Midland Shires, Black Country and Tees Valley
2. Group Work - running in Thames Valley, Gloucestershire and the West of England Jobcentre Plus districts and catering for JSA claimants who are not currently attached to the Work Programme.
3. Telephone Pilots - running in North East Yorkshire and the Humber and South Yorkshire.

You can find out more in the September 2014 edition of the DWP's Touchbase.