Asked by: Stephen Flynn (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen South)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much and what proportion of the £25 million funding for Youth Hubs will be allocated to Scotland; and what estimate he has made of the number of youth hubs that will be supported.
Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
We are expanding our network of Youth Hubs to over 200 within the next three years, including in Scotland, to provide more accessible and joined-up employment support for young people. This investment ensures that young claimants, particularly those on Universal Credit, can access tailored employment and skills services in their local communities.
While employment and skills support remain central to the Youth Hubs offer, the expansion will also ensure a core minimum blueprint across all locations. This will connect young people to a wider range of services such as health, housing, and wellbeing support, based on local needs and partnerships.
This expansion will build on the strong foundations of existing Youth Hubs operating in Scotland, which will continue to evolve and align with the Youth Hub blueprint, ensuring young people benefit from high-quality, locally tailored services
Asked by: Stephen Flynn (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen South)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an estimate of the potential impact of removing the two-child benefit cap on the number of children in poverty.
Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Recognising the wide-ranging causes of child poverty, our new Ministerial Taskforce will explore how we can use all the available levers we have across government and wider society to drive forward the change our children need.
Asked by: Stephen Flynn (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen South)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish all data her Department holds at a (a) national, (b) regional and (c) local authority level on (i) total jobs started as a result of and (ii) jobs advertised as part of the Kickstart Scheme since that scheme began.
Answered by Mims Davies - Shadow Minister (Women)
As of the 7th July Approximately 148,000 jobs have been made available for young people to apply for through the Kickstart Scheme and over 44,000 young people have started Kickstart jobs. There were also over 247,000 jobs approved for funding by the Scheme.
Below are tables listing the number of Kickstart jobs which have been made available and started by young people to date by geographical area of Great Britain and work sector. The figures used are correct as of the 7th July and these figures have been rounded according to departmental standards.
Although care is taken when processing and analysing Kickstart applications, referrals and starts, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system, which has been developed quickly.
The management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics, but is provided in the interests of transparency. Work is ongoing to improve the quality of information available for the programme.
Location | Jobs Made Available | Total Jobs Started |
East Midlands | 9,920 | 2,570 |
East of England | 11,640 | 3,100 |
London | 28,750 | 9,710 |
North East | 5,730 | 2,030 |
North West | 19,140 | 5,570 |
Scotland | 10,740 | 3,830 |
South East | 17,240 | 4,780 |
South West | 11,030 | 3000 |
Wales | 8,380 | 2,260 |
West Midlands | 13,880 | 3,390 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 11,530 | 3,280 |
*These numbers are rounded and so may not match provided totals. Jobs Made Available include 1,000 non-grant funded vacancies and around 900 starts to non-grant funded jobs |
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Sector | Jobs Made Available | Total Jobs Started |
Administration | 37,290 | 11,390 |
Animal Care | 650 | 370 |
Beauty & Wellbeing | 1,090 | 350 |
Business & Finance | 5,350 | 1,580 |
Computing, Technology & Digital | 11,000 | 4,060 |
Construction & Trades | 4,520 | 1,450 |
Creative & Media | 11,230 | 4,510 |
Delivery & Storage | 4,450 | 1,310 |
Emergency & Uniform Services | 290 | 80 |
Engineering & Maintenance | 5,210 | 1,300 |
Environment & Land | 2,760 | 870 |
Government Services | 550 | 80 |
Healthcare | 4,480 | 1,060 |
Home Services | 1,130 | 210 |
Hospitality & Food | 14,280 | 3,060 |
Law & Legal | 330 | 150 |
Managerial | 950 | 250 |
Manufacturing | 3,520 | 1,220 |
Retail & Sales | 22,620 | 7,040 |
Science & Research | 690 | 190 |
Social Care | 3,660 | 690 |
Sports & Leisure | 3,580 | 970 |
Teaching & Education | 7,240 | 1,620 |
Transport | 550 | 90 |
Travel & Tourism | 480 | 140 |
*These numbers are rounded and so may not match provided totals. Jobs Made Available include 1,000 non-grant funded vacancies and around 900 starts to non-grant funded jobs |
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Asked by: Stephen Flynn (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen South)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many job placements have been provided through the Kickstart Scheme in (a) Aberdeen and (b) Scotland.
Answered by Mims Davies - Shadow Minister (Women)
I refer the honourable member to my answer to question 107629, answered on 2 November 2020.
Asked by: Stephen Flynn (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen South)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many businesses have enrolled in the Kickstart Scheme in (a) Aberdeen and (b) Scotland.
Answered by Mims Davies - Shadow Minister (Women)
I refer the honourable member to my answer to question 107629, answered on 2 November 2020.