Kickstart Scheme
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The Kickstart Scheme was a UK government initiative that funded employers to create six-month job placements for young people at risk of long-term unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UK government initiative
ⓘ
employment programme ⓘ |
| administeredThrough | Jobcentre Plus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Rishi Sunak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedIn | Summer Economic Update 2020 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedOn | 8 July 2020 ⓘ |
| appliesToAgeGroup | 16–24 ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
employers creating new roles
ⓘ
young Universal Credit claimants ⓘ |
| closedToNewApplications | 2021 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticisedFor |
administrative complexity
ⓘ
slow initial rollout ⓘ |
| designedAs | temporary emergency measure ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriteria |
claiming Universal Credit
ⓘ
referred by work coach ⓘ |
| employmentType | job placements ⓘ |
| endOfFundingPeriod | 2022 ⓘ |
| fundedBy | UK government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingCovers |
100% of the relevant National Minimum Wage for 25 hours per week
ⓘ
associated employer National Insurance contributions ⓘ minimum automatic enrolment pension contributions ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Department for Work and Pensions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 2020 ⓘ |
| includesPayment | grant for setup costs and employability support ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | UK Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCause | COVID-19 pandemic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | UK government COVID-19 economic support measures ⓘ |
| placementDuration | 6 months ⓘ |
| policyArea |
economic recovery
ⓘ
welfare-to-work ⓘ |
| purpose |
to create new job placements for young people
ⓘ
to mitigate labour market impacts of COVID-19 ⓘ to reduce youth unemployment ⓘ |
| relatedProgramme |
Apprenticeship incentives (UK)
NERFINISHED
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Plan for Jobs NERFINISHED ⓘ Traineeships (England) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
employability support for participants
ⓘ
placements to be additional jobs ⓘ |
| sector |
labour market policy
ⓘ
youth employment ⓘ |
| startDateOfPlacements | autumn 2020 ⓘ |
| targetPopulation | young people at risk of long-term unemployment ⓘ |
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