Kickstart Scheme opens for employer applications
皇冠体育app Kickstart Scheme will create hundreds of thousands of new jobs for young people.
As part of the government鈥檚 Plan for Jobs, a new 拢2 billion Kickstart Scheme will create hundreds of thousands of new, fully subsidised jobs for young people across the country.
皇冠体育app 6 month placements are open to those aged 16-24 who are claiming Universal Credit and at risk of long term unemployment. 皇冠体育appy will be available across a range of different sectors in England, Scotland and Wales. 皇冠体育app first placements are likely to be available from November.
皇冠体育appre will also be extra funding to support young people to build their experience and help them move into sustained employment after they have completed their Kickstart funded job.
Employers will receive funding for 100% of the relevant National Minimum Wage for 25 hours a week, plus associated employer National Insurance contributions and employer minimum auto-enrolment pension contributions.
Applications are being accepted now from employers or groups of employers 鈥� check the guidance for employers.
Young people can at the jobhelp site.