Research from the 1980s reported that a large majority of El recipients received their full benefits, but the proportion receiving their full benefits must have fallen since then, because in 2008 31% of El recipients found a job with more than two-thirds of their benefit period remaining. Early re-employment is promoted by the Re-employment Allowance, which is paid to people who start work with at least a third (or in some cases, at least half) of their remaining benefit entitlement period remaining. It is a lump sum corresponding to 30% (recently increased to 40%) of the unused entitlement.