Payment by Results
PbR jargon demystified (1) A-F
First in a series of infographics which demystify the jargon and technical terms associated with the payment by results commissioning model.
12th September 2016
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First in a series of infographics which demystify the jargon and technical terms associated with the payment by results commissioning model.
Not only do outcomes therefore have to be accurate and realistic but commissioners need to consider that providers will quite reasonably de-prioritise work which is not governed by an outcome.
Payment by results is about driving improvement, so no self-respecting PBR scheme will pay for results that will happen anyway, known in the jargon is “deadweight”. The proportion of deadweight in a PbR funded initiative varies markedly across different spheres of operation. Despite all the adverse publicity about reoffending rates which has accompanied the debate about the Rehabilitation Revolution, 65.8% of those supervised in the community and 53.1% of those released from prison do NOT re-offend in the first year. However, when we look at the Work Programme…
