AQW 10843/17-22

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 24/11/2020
Answered On Date: 15/12/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the Jobstart scheme that had been due to open in November 2020.

Answer:

The JobStart Scheme will help young people (16 – 24 year olds) at risk of long term unemployment get into the job market by providing government funding for employers to create six-month job opportunities with nine-month opportunities available for those young people who would benefit from having a longer period of time to settle into the job opportunity, and to allow adequate time for reasonable adjustments to be addressed.

The eligibility criteria for the JobStart Scheme includes any young person aged 16-24 on a working age benefit who is work ready, as well as those leaving care, those with disabilities and returning citizens who are ready for work.