In total £3.28m has been set aside by the City of London Corporation for the Get Young People Working scheme, which will be available to all 32 London boroughs.
“While the coalition government and Mayor of London are developing a range of initiatives to address unemployment and the growing numbers of Neets, much more could be done locally,” Clare Thomas, chief grants officer at the City of London Corporation said.
“The City can play a useful role in helping London’s local authorities build on existing programmes by providing extra support to some of their most hard-to-reach young people.”
Department for Education figures show that in the first quarter of 2012, there were 125,000 16- to 24-year-olds classed as not in employment, education or training (Neet) in London, representing 14 per cent of the total population for the age group.
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