Research and analysis

Problem drug users experiences of employment and the benefit system (RR640)

Report to examine the issues surrounding employment and benefit uptake in England by individuals who use illicit drugs.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 1 June 2010

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Problem drug users experiences of employment and the benefit system (RR640): report

Ref: ISBN 978 1 84712 729 7

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Problem drug users experiences of employment and the benefit system (RR640): summary

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By Linda Bauld, Gordon Hay, Jennifer McKell and Colin Carroll

This report presents the findings of a study commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to examine the issues surrounding employment and benefit uptake in England by individuals who use illicit drugs, in particular heroin and crack cocaine. In addressing these issues, the study also explores the wider context of education, training, drug use and treatment.

This report has two key elements a review of the literature on drug use and benefit uptake, and a qualitative component that included face-to-face interviews with 75 drug users and ten professionals who work with drug users to explore specific issues in detail. The research was carried out by a team from the Centre for Drug Misuse Research at the University of Glasgow and the Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy at the University of Bath.

Published 1 June 2010