Off The Dole – On Your Payroll

From Tuesday 30 June, businesses can access the new Youth Jobs Grant, which will pay £3,000 for every eligible young person, who has been claiming benefits, they hire.

The grant is for each young person a business hires aged 18 to 24 who has been on universal credit and looking for work for six months. The first payment of £1,800 is made after six weeks, followed by a second payment of £1,200 after 18 weeks, provided grant conditions are met.

The move is intended to help thousands more young people take their first step on the career ladder and aims to take 60,000 people aged 18 to 24 into work over the next three years.

The grant is being introduced to tackle youth unemployment and is supported by the rolling out intensive support in jobcentres for almost a million young people across the country.

To apply for the Youth Jobs Grant, employers simply complete a straightforward online application (see link below) and will receive funding once employment and earnings have been verified by DWP.

“Young people want the chance to work, earn, learn and build a better future. That’s why the government is backing employers large and small with a £3,000 grant to take a chance on young people who are ready to work.”

Pat McFadden – Work and Pensions Secretary

 

Jobs Guarantee

The Youth Jobs Grant and the Jobs Guarantee are the key measures in the Labour Party’s £2.5 billion drive to put young people into jobs. It provides fully subsidised jobs for six months, with the government covering 100% of employment costs. Initially, it will support 1,000 young people across six areas as part of a pilot.

Young people with health conditions and disabilities can join the scheme. All participants receive pre-employment support and training, both for the specific role and in soft skills such as confident speaking and time management.

Job Centres

Across Great Britain, jobcentres will begin delivering expanded support to provide young people with a structured path into sustained employment from their first visit, through access to jobs, apprenticeships, work experience, vocational training and further education opportunities.

As part of this support, over the next three years, nearly one million young people who are not earning or learning by week 13 of their Universal Credit claim will get an in-depth meeting from a dedicated work coach.

Picture: Job Centres will deliver expanded support to provide young people with a structured path into sustained employment.

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