Young unemployed people in Birmingham are to benefit from a £15m scheme to help them find work and training. The announcement follows findings from the Birmingham Commission on Youth Unemployment, which showed 15,000 young people are out of work in the city, among which about 3,000 have been on Jobseeker's Allowance for more than a year. Funded by Birmingham City Council, the National Apprenticeship Service, Birmingham Voluntary Service Council and the Big Lottery, the money will be used to encourage firms to hire 1,000 under-25s. The announcement comes as official statistics show youth unemployment has risen slightly to 957,000.
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