Promotional material: Kickstart Scheme employer resources
English Cymraeg If you’ve been offered Kickstart Scheme funding, you can use these resources to show your support for the scheme. Documents Kickstart Scheme brand…
Kickstart
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
In its report published 25 Feb, the Public Accounts Committee says it supports the Department for Work and Pensions’ “intention of supporting young people into work at what was expected to be a downturn in employment opportunities” – but the £1.9 billion “emergency intervention” Kickstart scheme has supported far fewer young people than predicted, “early delivery was chaotic” and DWP “neglected to put in place basic management information that would be expected for a multi-billion-pound grant programme”.
Over one year since the scheme was launched, with “stronger than expected economic growth”, DWP is now forecasting that Kickstart will support far fewer young people than envisaged – 168,000 vs original prediction of 250,000 – and will cost £1.26 billion.
But despite more favourable than predicted economic conditions, many young people who joined Universal Credit at the start of the pandemic have remained on the benefit, and DWP doesn’t know why these people have not moved into Kickstart jobs.
New government training schemes to tackle unemployment can quickly become a funding minefield for employers
Training management platform will solve the complexities involved in navigating hundreds of thousands of new entrants into employment Government initiatives such as the Kickstart scheme…
More than 19,000 jobs created by Kickstart Scheme so far
More than 19,000 job placements for unemployed young people have been created under @RishiSunak’s £2bn #KickstartScheme – with tens of thousands more expected in the months ahead. The…
SIX WEST LONDON COLLEGES FORM VITAL PARTNERSHIP TO LAUNCH ‘KICKSTART ESSENTIALS’
#CollegesWeek – Six London colleges have joined forces to launch #Kickstart Essentials at a Virtual Coffee Morning this week (22 October, 9.30am). This programme complements…
Barnsley College team up to Kickstart work placements for young people
As part of the £2b Government Funded #Kickstart programme, @BarnsleyCollege is working in partnership with the Barnsley and Rotherham Chamber of Commerce (@brchamberuk), Barnsley Metropolitan…
Kickstart scheme off to a flying start in Charnwood
Nearly 150 potential job placements have been identified from around 50 local employers just three weeks after the launch of the government’s #Kickstart scheme in Charnwood. Loughborough College was praised by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak for the…
Kickstart must focus on quality of placements to tackle doubling of youth unemployment
#Kickstart, the centre piece of @RishiSunak’s Plan for Jobs, is vital for young people facing long-term unemployment, but it needs to have a core focus…
JETS: Hundreds of thousands of job seekers set to benefit from new employment programme
Nation’s job hunt #JETS off Hundreds of thousands of job seekers are set to benefit from a new employment programme launching today (Monday 5 October…
Chancellor Rishi Sunak praises Loughborough College for leading local Kickstart scheme
Chancellor of the Exchequer @RishiSunak has praised Loughborough College’s (@Lborocollege) commitment to supporting at least 100 people into jobs throughout Charnwood as part of the…
More businesses set to benefit from Kickstart following launch of tiered support
More businesses set to benefit from Kickstart following launch of tiered support offer – helping businesses of all sizes get young people into employment THE…