Youth Jobs Grant
Department for Work and Pensions (UK) · National scheme · 1 eligible country
What this scheme funds
This UK scheme pays employers to hire young people who are struggling to find work, helping cover the cost of recruitment. Payments of up to £3,000 per job are made in stages as employers meet the scheme's conditions. It's meant to add to, not replace, an employer's normal hiring activity.
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Who it is for
A UK-based employer—individual, non-profit, or private business—looking to hire a young person and receive staged wage-support payments.
The scheme in detail
- Agency
- Department for Work and Pensions (UK)
- Eligible countries (1)
- United Kingdom
- Funding
- €28.8M
- Deadline
- 1 Nov 2028
- Applicant type
- Not stated by the agency.
- Eligible applicants
- Personal / Individual, Non-profit, Private Sector
- Also required
- Employers may receive up to £3,000 per job outcome, paid in stages subject to meeting scheme conditions; total scheme budget is £60,000,000 across all recipients.