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UK Offers £3,000 Subsidy to Tackle Youth Unemployment

3/14/2026

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The UK Department for Work and Pensions will offer a £3,000 subsidy to businesses hiring young benefit claimants to reduce youth unemployment.
Small businesses will receive £2,000 for hiring apprentices.
The Labour Government plans to expand its jobs guarantee to provide paid placements for 40,000 young people not in work or education, while concerns about wage increases creating barriers to employment prompt a review by former health secretary Alan Milburn.

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The UK Department for Work and Pensions will offer a £3,000 subsidy to businesses hiring young benefit claimants to reduce youth unemployment.
Small businesses will receive £2,000 for hiring apprentices.
The Labour Government plans to expand its jobs guarantee to provide paid placements for 40,000 young people not in work or education, while concerns about wage increases creating barriers to employment prompt a review by former health secretary Alan Milburn.