Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Kickstart scheme jobs have been (a) approved and (b) started in each (i) nation and (ii) region of the UK.
As of the 30th June there were over 243,000 jobs approved for funding by the Kickstart Scheme. We are unable at present to provide data on the number of approved jobs by region, as at that stage in the process we do not hold information about the exact location of a job, only the head office of the employer.
Over 145,000 jobs have been made available for young people to apply for and over 40,000 young people have started Kickstart jobs.
The table below shows the number of Kickstart jobs which have been offered and started by young people to date by geographical area of Great Britain. The figures used are correct as of the 30th June 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 Advertised | Total Jobs Started |
East Midlands | 9,710 | 2,380 |
East of England | 11,410 | 2,890 |
London | 28,160 | 8,880 |
North East | 5,680 | 1,910 |
North West | 18,570 | 5,170 |
Scotland | 10,560 | 3,560 |
South East | 16,850 | 4,480 |
South West | 10,800 | 2,770 |
Wales | 8,200 | 2,120 |
West Midlands | 13,680 | 3,590 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 11,360 | 3,070 |
*These numbers are rounded and so may not match provided totals. Jobs Advertised include 1,000 non-grant funded vacancies and around 900 starts to non-grant funded jobs |
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