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Jobcentre Plus funding

£1.7 billion has been set aside to make sure that Jobcentre Plus has the capacity to give a personalised service to deal with rising unemployment. The extra support aims to limit periods of unemployment, helping 25 per cent of people get back to work within a month and 50 per cent within three months. 

This money will also be put towards the Flexible New Deal employment programme, which offers support from an employment specialist to the long-term unemployed.

• Find your way back to work

Support for unemployed 18 to 24 year olds

Young adults who have been unemployed for more than 12 months have been targeted for guaranteed support to return to the labour market.

100,000 new jobs will be funded through local authorities and voluntary sector partners to engage 18 to 24 year olds in jobs that offer high social value. Areas of dense unemployment around the country will also be targeted, with funding for a further 50,000 jobs.

New training courses and community work placements will provide further opportunities, to help fulfil the government’s guarantee to those in the relevant age bracket.

Care sector training boost – further help for 18 to 24 year olds

CareFirst, a funding scheme for providers to train and employ young people, has been introduced to address a surplus of vacancies in the sector.

100,000 job vacancies in social care last year highlighted a need for skilled people to join the growing sector.  Providers will get a subsidy for training and employing 18 to 24 year olds who have been out of work for more than 12 months.

September guarantee – education and training places

Every 16 and 17 year old that wants a place on a course will be guaranteed one in the next academic year.  This promise will be met with an extra 54,500 education and training places.

More jobs for the unemployed

The public sector will make sure that 25 per cent of their external recruitment is targeted at people who are unemployed.

Investment in housing, low carbon and other key infrastructure projects will create a further 15,000 jobs.