The Bottom Line:
SCVRD Performance

SCVRD is proud to be a national leader in the public vocational rehabilitation program. In 2004, 223 people with disabilities per 100,000 population went to work after receiving SCVRD services. The Southeast average is 98, while the national average is 72.

VR is a great investment!

Stacks of dollar bills and coins.
  • SCVRD successfully placed 8,475 clients into competitive employment in 2004-2005.
  • Competitively employed clients pay back $2.89 in taxes for every $1 spent on their rehabilitation.
  • They repay the cost of their vocational rehabilitation in an average of 5.4 years.
  • Successfully rehabilitated people with disabilities will realize a $11.75 increase in earnings for every $1 of vocational rehabilitation funds invested in their return to work.
  • Taxpayers realize a net profit per rehabilitation of $13,286.
  • That’s a 18.4 percent rate of return!
Cost Effectiveness, 2004
Category SCVRD SE
Average		 U.S.
Average
Rehabilitations per 100,000 population 223 98 72
Average cost per client served $1,504 $2,134 $2,159
Average cost per client rehabilitated $7,486 $12,462 $14,981