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Giles questions Ministers on support for young jobseekers

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Thursday, 11 November, 2021
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Giles Watling, MP for Clacton, has questioned Ministers from the Department for Work and Pensions on support for young jobseekers. This took place during at DWP Questions on 8th November 2021, the transcript of which is below:

Giles Watling MP:

“What support her Department is providing to young jobseekers?"

The Minister for Employment (Mims Davies MP)

“A year since the first placements began, almost 100,000 young people have started a kickstart role. I am delighted that kickstart will now continue through to March next year, offering exciting opportunities and crucial experience to even more young people through this extension. We are also extending our enhanced Department for Work and Pensions youth offer, expanding eligibility to 16 and 17-year-olds, so that all under-25s claiming universal credit or searching for work can benefit from more targeted support, through our youth hubs, mentoring circles and tailored support from youth employability work coaches."

Giles Watling MP:

“I thank my hon. Friend for her answer. She will know, however, that we have a persistent problem with youth unemployment in Clacton, because I have raised this issue frequently. As we level up and build back better, can she assure me that we will not overlook areas of deprivation in the coastal regions of the south, so that we level up not only up and down, but sideways?"

The Minister for Employment (Mims Davies MP)

“We are absolutely determined that no region is left behind, and we have invested in and strengthened our support offer, as I have outlined. My hon. Friend will be pleased to know that on 18th November we are hosting a kickstart employer day at Clacton Jobcentre Plus, matching employers directly with those young people in need to find them suitable roles."

 

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