Kickstart Scheme

(asked on 14th January 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Kickstart placements have been (a) approved by her Department and (b) started by young people in each month since the programme started.


Answered by
Mims Davies Portrait
Mims Davies
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 27th January 2021

As of 12/01/2021 there have been 9,371 Kickstart job placements made available for Job Centre Plus Work Coaches to refer eligible young people to. The table below shows the total number job placements approved by the scheme as well as the total number of young people starting a job through Kickstart each month since the scheme started. January’s figures should be available at the beginning of next month. These numbers have been affected by the Christmas period and new public health restrictions but continue to grow each month as more applications are received.

New Approved Job Placements per Month

New Starts per Month

September 2020

5,946

0

October 2020

9,224

5

November 2020

10,046

282

December 2020

31,906

1,394

Once approved and the grant agreement with the employer or Gateway is signed, a Kickstart job placement becomes available once the employer has provided the job details and confirmed when they want to fill it. It is then advertised via Job Centre Plus for referrals of eligible young people to apply for, ensuring they get a full rounded experience of both applying for and undertaking employment.

We are delighted that young people are able to continue to apply for, start and benefit from Kickstart job placements while public health restrictions remain in place.

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