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Government urged to fund charity jobs for NEET young people

2 mins read Coronavirus Youth Work
A report backed by charities and a cross-party group of MPs is calling on the government to pay young people to work for charities, to mitigate against “the long-term scarring of unemployment” caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Campaigners have called for the government to fund charity jobs for young people. Picture: Adobe Stock
Campaigners have called for the government to fund charity jobs for young people. Picture: Adobe Stock

The move would help charities better support their local communities as well as provide employment for young people not in education, employment or training (NEET).

The ‘year in service’ recommendation has been made in the Policies of Belonging report by think tank Onward and backed by MPs including education select committee chair and Conservative MP for Harlow, Robert Halfon and Labour MP for Dagenham, Jon Cruddas.

Charities and social organisations to back the report include Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Shelter and Catch 22.

Under the proposal, young people aged between 18 and 24 would be offered national minimum wage jobs at charities for a year, with their salaries met by the government.

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