The £1bn Youth Contract will include moves to get more young people into work experience, jobs and apprenticeships through incentives for employers, with additional support for the most vulnerable 16- and 17-year-olds.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Often described as a "chicken-and-egg" scenario, many young people struggle to gain employment without experience in the workplace.
The government is attempting to address this through the work experience strand of the Get Britain Working strategy. But under the Youth Contract, an additional 250,000 places will be provided over three years, with employers offered a £1,500 incentive for each young person they take on.
A placement of up to eight weeks will be offered to every unemployed 18- to 24-year-old who wants it, after they have been claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) for three months and prior to entering the Work Programme.
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