CYP Now - Government-commissioned report recommends paid community work for 100,000 young people

Young people should be paid to undertake community work as part of the national effort to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, a government-commissioned review recommends.

Kruger is the Conservative MP for Devizes and a former government adviser on civil society. Image: UK Parliament

The proposal, included in the Levelling up our communities report, sets out how up to 100,000 young people could be deployed on a range of social and environmental projects through a separate programme in the government’s Kickstart scheme, which aims to provide job and training support to 350,000 young people who have lost work during the pandemic.

Launched earlier this month, the Kickstart scheme gives employers the opportunity to offer young people on Universal Credit state-subsidised work placements and offers businesses £1,500 to set up support and training for those on the scheme.

Under the plans, local authorities and businesses would work together to identify suitable projects for young people to be deployed. These could include volunteering with local schools and uniformed youth groups in mentoring and support roles, visiting hospitals and care homes, restoring youth and community centres, and taking part in environmental projects.

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