Information For Young People
If you are 16 to 24 years old and in receipt of Universal Credit, you are eligible for the Kickstart Scheme. You can apply for a six-month work placement and you’ll receive the national minimum wage (or national living wage depending on your age) for a minimum of 25 hours per week. Your Jobcentre Work Coach can help you to enrol on the scheme. Find out more.
We will include details of any Kickstart job placements with BID businesses on this page.
Information For BID Businesses
The Kickstart Scheme is a £2 billion fund to create new job placements for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long-term unemployment. Employers of all sizes can apply for funding which covers:
- 100% of the national minimum wage (or the national living wage depending on the age of the participant) for 25 hours per week for a total of six months
- associated employer national insurance contributions
- minimum automatic enrolment pension contributions.
Employers can spread job start dates up to 31 December 2021. You will get funding until 30 June 2022 if a young person starts their job on 31 December 2021.
Further funding is available for training and support so that young people on the scheme can get a job in future.
If your BID business is interested in the Kickstart Scheme, read the Guide for Employers, watch the video and find out more.
