To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Kickstart Scheme jobs have been (a) approved and (b) started in each region across the UK from 14 July 2021 to the date.
Answered on
22 September 2021
Please refer to the table below for a regional breakdown of the number of Kickstart vacancies and starts since 14 July 2021 until 8 September 2021*.
*Vacancies have been rounded to the nearest 100 and Starts to nearest 10
Region | Jobs Approved since 14.7.21* | Job Starts since 14.7.21* |
East Midlands | 1,870 | 1,390 |
East of England | 2,900 | 1,570 |
London | 8,500 | 4,780 |
North East | 1,600 | 960 |
North West | 4,100 | 2,900 |
Scotland | 2,800 | 2,030 |
South East | 4,000 | 2,380 |
South West | 2,600 | 1,480 |
Wales | 1,900 | 940 |
West Midlands | 2,800 | 2,010 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 2,900 | 1,770 |
Although care is taken when processing and analysing Kickstart applications, referrals and starts, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system, which has been developed quickly. The management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics, but is provided in the interests of transparency. Work is ongoing to improve the quality of information available for the programme.