The 150-page review, conducted by Boston Consulting Group, looked into the $1bn-a-year Disability Employment Services (Des) program. The government had further regulated the system in 2018. The result, Boston Consulting Group found, was a windfall for some providers while outcomes for jobseekers went backwards. The Des program is set up for people whose primary barrier to work is a disability. There is also the larger flagship Jobactive program, whose myriad issues have also been covered by the Guardian. Three years ago, the government moved to introduce more competition into the Des program. Laudably, it allowed jobseekers to choose their provider â an option not offered to those in the Jobactive scheme.