Heads youre in tails youre out How RCTs
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Heads you’re in; tails you’re out: How RCTs have evolved in DWP Jane Hall jane. hall@dwp. gsi. gov. uk
Background § Increasing use of RCTs § Emphasis on evidence-based policy § Limited UK experience in social policy arena § Practical lessons not theoretical debate
Overview § § § Chronology of RCTs in DWP Site selection and preparation Identifying the eligible population Dealing with resistance Performing the random assignment Monitoring take-up
Chronology of RCTs § § § § Restart Various New Deals Employment Zones JRRP ERA JSA Intervention Pilots ND 50+ Mandatory IAP
Site Selection and Preparation § Need commitment from the top § All parties need to buy-in § Set-up is resource intensive § Personal visits § Pilot the approach
Identifying and recruiting the eligible population § § § Can they be easily identified Self-selection Suitability of the population Monitor P & C Group characteristics Selling techniques Sample sizes: Sub-group analysis
Dealing with resistance § Busting the myth § Significant investment in training at all levels § Aides and FAQs § Scripts
Performing the Random Allocation § § Needs to be sophisticated Not open to sabotage/gaming Block allocation: Maintain P: C ratio Different techniques – NINO – Call Centre – On-line algorithm – Random numbers
Monitoring take-up § Keep track of P & C Group § Ensure only P Group receive the treatment § Monitor key characteristics of P & C Group § Be prepared to redesign the random allocation
Expect the Unexpected § Results may not be what you anticipate § A fair allocation of resources? § Participation rates can be disappointing
Operational Challenges The ERA Experience Jenny Carrino
Overview § The ERA Policy § Key Challenges – Random Assignment (RA) Process – Customer Understanding of RA – Creation of ‘Informal’ Refusers – Jobcentre Plus Target Structure – Technical Assistance
The ERA Policy § To test interventions to improve retention and advancement – Adviser support – Funding for training – Financial Incentives § 6 Jobcentre Plus districts § Three customer groups NDLP ND 25+ WTC § To test the effectiveness of using RA to evaluate social policy in the UK
Random Assignment 1 § Issue: The random allocation process § Lessons Learnt – Importance of transparency in the allocation process – Avoiding contamination § Outcomes – Most customers and staff viewed random assignment as fair and justified
Random Assignment 2 § Issue: The Informed Consent Process § Lessons Learnt – Standardisation - adviser scripts and leaflets § Outcomes – Not everyone fully understood what they had signed up for – Too much information at initial interviews – conduct RA as a stand alone interview
Random Assignment 3 § Issue: Creation of a group of ‘informal’ refusers
What do we mean by Informal Refusers? ELIGIBLE POPULATION SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT INFORMAL REFUSERS CUSTOMERS RA’D OR ON SYSTEM FORMAL REFUSERS
Informal Refusers Why this happened – The decision to use RA – RA to ERA was voluntary – Influences from both advisers and customers § Outcomes – Creation of a ‘third’ group – Analysis to identify whether this group are different to the ERA population § Lesson Learnt – If possible monitor intake closely against eligible population §
Ensuring a Treatment - Targets § Issue: The Jobcentre Plus Target Structure – Some adviser behaviour negatively affected – Senior management buy-in affected § Lessons Learnt – Policies need to reflect the organisations reward system – Need to be able to monitor and feedback to implementation managers
Technical Assistance § Issue: Ensuring the effective delivery of RA § Lessons Learnt – US model of on-site RA assistance – Avoiding contamination – Monitoring Performance § Outcomes – Advisers felt supported during the RA period – Initial confusion over the role of TAs – Some districts deferred responsibility of ERA implementation
Summary of Key Challenges § § § RA Process Informed Consent Creation of informal refusers Ensuring a Treatment Providing effective support to delivery agents
Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) Intervention Pilots Jayne Middlemas
JSA Intervention Pilots § § § § JSA Intervention Regime The Pilots Evaluation Random assignment The data Did Random Assignment work? Results
JSA Intervention Regime § § § First Contact New Jobseeker Interview (NJI) Financial Assessor Interview Fortnightly Jobsearch Review (FJR) 13 week review
The Pilots § § Introduced in January 2005 108 Jobcentres in 10 Districts took part Each Jobcentre took part in a single pilot Aim to deliver resource savings on the FJR without reducing unemployment off-flow rates.
The pilots (cont) Five different approaches: § Excusal of signing for first 13 wks of claim § Excusal of signing for first 7 wks of claim § Telephone signing § Shortened FJR § Group signing
The pilots (cont) Some groups excluded: § Part-time workers § 16 and 17 year olds § People with no fixed abode § People known to have had a fraudulent claim in the past
Evaluation § § Customers randomly allocated Work study to record resources used Comparison of off-flows Qualitative evaluation
Random Assignment 50% programme, 50% control ORC International Call Centre Two methods: § Adviser calls immediately prior to each NJI § Jobcentre calls at start of day with details of all clients due to attend an NJI that day ORC also provided random call-in date
Data § Data collected during random assignment § JUVOS data – derived from the Jobseekers Allowance Payment System (JSAPS) § HMRC Employment Data
Did Random Assignment Work? § 66, 600 randomly assigned § 33, 100 programme & 33, 400 control § All pilots and Districts close to 50/50 split Was everyone assigned? § Difficult to answer precisely § Number randomly assigned around 90% of total new claims. Excluded groups likely to account for 8 to 12%
Were People Wrongly Assigned? § 19% had no new JSA claim during the pilot § Incorrect NI numbers may mean we can’t find some claims § Jobcentres didn’t always inform us of those who failed to attend § Can’t identify excluded groups in the data
Internal Validity § Compared characteristics for programme and control groups § Very little difference was found by gender, age or ethnic origin § Concluded that the control group is well suited to providing a counterfactual for the programme group
External Validity § Pilot Jobcentres account for small proportion of all new JSA claims across the country § Gender, age & ethnicity of new claimants in pilot areas different to country as a whole § Some difference in local unemployment rates § Weighted results to take account of differences
Results 13 week excusal pilot
% still claiming after x weeks
Length of Claim
Results § Average length of claim is 5. 9 days greater in programme group than in control group § Weighting the results to be representative nationally suggests an increase in 6. 1 days in average length of claim § No difference in the proportions who moved into work
Results (cont) 4 reasons for difference in length of claim: § Some people take longer to find work § Some people take longer to tell us they have found work § Some control group customers fail to attend and have to start a new claim § Some people fail to sign off for other reasons
Results (cont) § Work study provided estimates of savings § Extra benefits paid as a result of increase in average length of claim exceed savings § Qualitative evaluation suggested that the pilot was implemented well § Customers were happy not to have to attend every fortnight
More information § DWP Research Report 300: The Qualitative Evaluation of the JSA Intervention Regime Pilots § DWP Research Report 382: Jobseeker’s Allowance Intervention Pilots Quantitative Evaluation § Available on DWP Website: http: //www. dwp. gov. uk/asd 5/rrs-index. asp
Job Retention and Rehabilitation Pilot Lessons learnt in running an RCT James Holland
Structure 1. Background to JRRP 2. Results of the trial 3. Hypotheses 4. Conclusions: Importance of complementary methodologies
Design § 4 - way trial § To test the effectiveness of a person centred case management approach and increased range of treatments in helping people retain work – – Health care focused Workplace focused Combined health care and/or workplace focused Control group § Four service providers in six parts of the country § Participants were people off work sick and unlikely to return to work without help
Routes through the trial Contact Centre Approach Contact Centre Project Marketing Decline Explanation Ineligible Eligibility Screened out Screening Screened in: Randomisation Health 25% Work 25% Combined 25% Providers make contact Written Consent Assessment and Intervention Control 25% Return to work Out of work Surveys
Evaluation Design § Impact and process evaluation § Cost benefit Analysis § Components of the evaluation – – – Survey of those screened out and the control group Outcome survey Panel study Focus studies Database of contacts and treatments Costs exercise
Impact Measures § Primary impact measure – 13 week return to work § Secondary impact measures – Health – Household income § Costs and benefits § Operation of JRRP as a RCT
Results 13 Week Return to Work Intervention group % Health 43. 5 Workplace 45. 1 Combined 44. 4 All interventions 44. 4 Control 44. 7
Results 6 Week Return to Work Intervention group % Health 55. 7 Workplace 56. 4 Combined 56. 5 All interventions 56. 2 Control 53. 0
Results 2 Week Return to Work Intervention group % Health 61. 5 Workplace 61. 4 Combined 62. 1 All interventions 61. 7 Control 59. 3
Results § Positive impact among those off work because of an injury § Negative impact among those off work because of a mental health condition § Unaffected return to work rates for those with other health conditions § Positive impact on health, particularly mild depression § A RCT can work in a voluntary labour market setting
Hypotheses for findings 1. The interventions were too weak 2. The interventions were delivered in an unhelpful way 3. Too many external barriers 4. Withdrawal rate too high 5. The self-selecting participants were the ‘wrong group’
Missing evidence § Evidence of problems mostly drawn from qual research § This generates hypotheses/explanations but does not allow for quantification § Biggest gap is (quant) understanding of behaviour of control group § In retrospect, needed data on self-motivation and better understanding of participant/provider interaction
Thoughts on how to do it better § Set out possible scenarios at start § Early qual research on behaviours of participants and control group § Early impact estimates so that later research can be adapted
Conclusions § RCTs are the gold standard programme evaluation § But a number of problems, practically and methodologically § Need supplementing with a good quality process evaluation
Contact Details James Holland Disability and Work Division, DWP James. holland 1@dwp. gsi. gov. uk 0114 209 8280 Reports available via www. dwp. gsi. gov. uk/asd 5
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