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UK launches £2.5bn Youth Guarantee for Erdington youth

8/22/2026

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The UK government launched a £2.5bn Youth Guarantee in Birmingham’s Erdington.
The scheme offers up to £3,000 incentives per jobseeker and up to £8,000 to hiring employers.
Erdington records the highest UK youth unemployment at 16.2% of 16-24-year-olds, versus 5.7% nationally.
Over 40 charities warned that tougher sanctions could push disabled youth into poverty, citing a £25-to-£1 benefit-to-support ratio.

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The UK government launched a £2.5bn Youth Guarantee in Birmingham’s Erdington.
The scheme offers up to £3,000 incentives per jobseeker and up to £8,000 to hiring employers.
Erdington records the highest UK youth unemployment at 16.2% of 16-24-year-olds, versus 5.7% nationally.
Over 40 charities warned that tougher sanctions could push disabled youth into poverty, citing a £25-to-£1 benefit-to-support ratio.