Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 21 July 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps her Department is taking to assist young people who are out of work; and if she will make a statement.
The Department is committed to giving everyone the support they need to find employment as quickly as possible, whatever their age.
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Because the Government are determined that young people should not be permanently disadvantaged by the economic downturn, from next year, all customers aged 18-24 who are approaching 12 months of their claim to jobseeker's allowance will have access to the Young Person's Guarantee. From January 2010, this group will be given access to either:
A new job created through the future jobs fund;
Support to move into an existing job in a key employment sector;
Work-focused training; or
A work experience placement through the community task force.
Some elements of the guarantee will be available sooner. In October of this year the first jobs created by the future jobs fund will be available. Training to enter key employment sectors will be available in the autumn.
Since last autumn, the Department has also quadrupled the available funding for the rapid response service, which provides advice and support to customers facing redundancy. It has extended local employment partnerships, the adviser discretionary fund and access to work so they are available to customers from the first day of their claim, alongside the support they receive from their Jobcentre Plus personal adviser.
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