The first SIB in the Netherlands in which a ministry (of Security and Justice) is involved, 4 others aim at youth unemployment in the cities of Rotterdam and Utrecht

1. InTheNetherlands,around40.000adultsareincarceratedeachyear.Asuccessful
rehabilitationreliesonastableandsteadyincome,whichisdifficulttoattainwitha
historyofimprisonment.Moreoftenthannot,distancetothelabourmarket,housing,
debt,socialenvironmentandhealthcareissuesgravelyobstructre-integrationand
increasetheriskofrecidivism.
adultprisoners
eachyear
recidivismin
twoyearsafter
prison
requiressocial
benefits
afterprison
TheCustodialInstitutionsAgencyfacilitatesthe
preperationsforrehabilitationandre-integration
duringimprisonment.Onthedateofrelease,these
responsibilitiesarehandedovertothemunicipalityof
(re-)settlement.
TheSocialImpactBond‘WorkafterPrison’is
anationalpilot,monitoredandevaluatedby
theWODCandPanteia.
ThepartnersofthisSocialImpactBond(SIB)shareanambitiontodecreasedependenceon
socialbenefitsandtolowerrecidivismbysupportingformerprisonersinhelpingthemfind
sustainablejobsandeliminatingobstaclesontheroadtoreintegration.
ThisSIBisapartnershipoftheMinistryofSecurityandJustice, OranjeFonds,ABNAMRO,
StartFoundation,Work-WiseDirectConsortiumandSocietyImpact.
principal
investors
contractors
monitorandevaluator
matchmaker
theambition
thepartners
thesocialissueathand
theinnovativeapproach
targetgroupandselection
TheWork-WiseDirectConsortium,apartnershipofFoundation180,ExodusFoundationandRestart,addstheireffortto
realizethisambition.Work-WiseDirectoffersparticipantsanintegralwork-/studyprogrammetailoredtotheindividualneeds
ofeachparticipant.Itisalsocharacterizedbyintensivecounsellingandanintegratedapproachaddressingseveraldomains.
Tothisend,Work-WiseDirectusesevidencebasedcounselingtechniquesappliedbycertifiedcounsellorswithextensive
experienceindealingwiththisspecifictargetgroup.Anetworkofdedicatedemployersandaqualitymonitoringsystem
arealsopartofthisintervention.
Work-WiseDirectconnectthedomainsoflabour,
educationandhealthcareandseamlesslyblendswith
municipalpoliciesconcerningtheParticipationAct,
decentralizationsandtheSocialSupportAct.
Eachindividualorganisationoftheconsortium
hasanextensivenationalnetworkofemployers
andrelevantchainpartners.
49% 46%40.000
releasedfrom
prisoneachyear
30.000
DurationoftheSIB
Investment
Return
2,5 YEARS
€ 1.200.000
max. 10 %
performancesandresults
Deliverablesafter2,5years:
Decreaseofsocialbenefitsissued
Moremonthsofactivelabourparticipationin
comparisontothecontrolgroup
Reductionofrecidivismbythetargetgroup
25-30 %
882
10%
socialimpacttargetgroup expensesinthepublicdomain
Labourparticipationandpositivefutureprospects
Morestablefamilysituation
Increasedself-confidenceandreinforcedsocialenvironment
Reductioninstressanddebt
Reductionofcasualties,victimsandnuisance
Reductionapplicationpoliceandjudicialsystem
Systemicinnovation
WORKAFTERPRISON FACTSHEET
SocialImpactBond
Theparticipant
andthemunicipality
consentto
participatingin
thework-/study
programme
Thetargetgroup
consistsof150adult
prisoners,whichis
asubgroupof
thetotalpopulation
ofprisoners
150
Thetotalperiod
ofimprisonment
(includingpre-trial
detention)is
between
3-12months
3-12
Noselection
basedon
gender,
ageor
typeofcrime