Citation
Delin, Barry S., Hartman, Ellie C., & Sell, Christopher W. (2012). The impact of work incentive benefits counseling on employment outcomes: Evidence from two return-to-work demonstrations. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 36, 97-107. DOI:10.3233/JVR-2012-0585.
Highlights
- This study investigated the influence that different amounts of work incentive benefits counseling had on employment outcomes for people receiving Social Security disability benefits.
- The study used data from two similar Social Security Administration (SSA) sponsored return-to-work projects implemented in Wisconsin since 1999 to address two research questions: (1) Does the amount (dosage) of work incentive benefits counseling influence employment outcomes? and (2) What factors, including prior employment outcomes, influence the dosage of work incentive benefits counseling services received?
- Although conclusions based on data from two relatively small projects located in a single state cannot fully settle the issue, results from linear regression models suggested that receiving higher dosages of benefits counseling services led to better employment outcomes.
- The study also showed that participants with stronger pre-enrollment employment outcomes received more service (a higher dosage of benefits counseling) than those who had weaker ones.
Reviewed by CLEAR
November 2014