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Population estimates of problematic drug users in England who access DWP benefits: A feasibility study

A report of research carried out by the University of Glasgow and the University of Bath on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions Gordon Hay and Linda Bauld.

CONTENTS:

Acknowledgements	v
The Authors	vi
Abbreviations	vii
Summary	1
1 Introduction	3
2 Data and methods	5
2.1 Data sources	5
2.1.1 Problem drug use prevalence estimates	5
2.1.2 Drug Treatment Outcomes Research Study	6
2.1.3 Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study	7
2.2 Numbers of people on benefit	8
2.3 Geography	11
2.4 Time period	12
2.5 Analysis	12
2.6 Rounding and other errors	13
3 Results	15
3.1 Comparison with IB statistics	22
4 Discussion and conclusion	25
4.1 Representativeness of DTORS data to all PDUs	26
4.2 Sub-national differences	27
4.3 Uptake of particular benefits	27

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