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Written question asked by Andrew Snowden (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 July 2026. It was answered by Andrew Western (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Youth Guarantee

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average cost per job created through the Youth Jobs Grant.

Answer

The Youth Jobs Grant launched on the 30 June 2026, giving employers across Great Britain access to £3,000 for each eligible young person they hire into a job registered with the scheme. The grant is available to employers of any size, provided it operates within Great Britain, and is designed to support young people into work and deliver jobs across all regions.

The scheme aims to support up to 60,000 job opportunities for young people over the three years of the scheme’s duration (2026-2029). Assuming participation aims are met, there is an estimated average cost of £3,100 per incentivised job. A large majority of this cost is the grant payment made to employers, but other costs are included, such as staff, overheads, digital, legal and communications costs.

A comprehensive monitoring and evaluation plan is in place which will monitor the delivery of the scheme, including the geographic and regional spread of vacancies. This will enable future targeted engagement with employers to boost vacancies in underrepresented regions if required.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14502
Session
2026-27
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Costs Job creation Youth guarantee
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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