Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/263602 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15386
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We evaluate the effects of a Supported Employment (SE) program aimed at Disability Insurance (DI) recipients with mental conditions. The program is characterized by a "work-first" approach, which includes intensive job coaching and follow-along support. Using a Randomized Control Trial with more than 660 participants over a follow-up period of 18 months, we compare the benefits of this newly introduced program to regular vocational rehabilitation services traditionally used in Belgium. We find that SE increases the probability that DI recipients with mental conditions work while on claim and reduces their reliance on DI benefits. Specifically, we estimate that 18 months after the start of their return-to-work program, participants in the SE group are 9.5 percentage points more likely to be working, and receive 6% less in DI benefits than those in the control group.
Subjects: 
employment support
disability insurance
mental health
randomized experiment
JEL: 
H55
I38
J24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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