The Youth Jobs Grant is designed to support employers to recruit young people. The objectives are to provide:
- employers with financial support to recruit eligible young people into suitable jobs
- young people with the opportunity to develop the skills and experience they need to move towards sustained employment
The scheme offers a grant of £3,000 to employers of all sizes and sectors who recruit an eligible young person aged between 18 and 24 who has been out of work and on Universal Credit for 6 months and not eligible for the Jobs Guarantee (which is normally accessed from 18 months).
Employers will need to register their vacancies with the scheme. These must:
- offer genuine, paid work for at least 25 hours per week
- last at least the minimum term of 16 weeks
- pay at least the applicable National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage
- be comparable to roles the employer offers outside the Scheme
- not displace existing employees, workers, apprentices or contractors
- not be made up of more than 50% online training
The grant will be staged with £1,800 paid after 6 weeks and £1,200 after 18 weeks after earnings are verified through HM Revenue and Customs Real Time Information.
Refer to the Grant Guidance for details of Eligible Employers.
Focus of fund/fund aims:
A grant of £3,000 for employers who recruit a young person who has been out of work and on Universal Credit for 6 months
Application deadline:
31 October 2028
Fund description:
https://www.find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/youth-jobs-grant-1