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Kickstart Scheme

Question for Department for Work and Pensions

UIN 87676, tabled on 6 December 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Kickstart scheme placements have been (a) approved, (b) advertised and (c) started by young people by (i) nation (ii) region and (iii) sector; and if she will make a statement.

Answered on

9 December 2021

As of the 5th December 2021, around 311,200 jobs have been approved for funding and around 112,000 Kickstart jobs have been started by young people. 223,200 jobs have been advertised and made available for young people to apply to through the scheme

Below are tables listing the number of Kickstart jobs which have been made available and started by young people to date by geographical area of Great Britain and work sector. The figures used are correct as of the 5th December and these figures have been rounded according to departmental standards.

Jobs made available and starts quoted here include some unfunded Kickstart jobs. Over time, some previously approved jobs have been removed where the employer chose not to follow up the application. Included in the Great Britain total are a small number of jobs made available (less than 100 in total) that have an unrecorded job location. Data on approved jobs is taken from a snapshot of the Kickstart system at a point in time. This figure can be affected by retrospective changes resulting from applications being rescinded.

The number of approved jobs is defined as the number of jobs associated with approved applications recorded on the Kickstart application system on the date above. This total excludes approved jobs that have been withdrawn from the Kickstart Scheme by agreement with employers and gateways.

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.

Table 1- Kickstart jobs made available and started by nation.

Location

Jobs Made Available

Cumulative Jobs Started

England

195090

96760

Scotland

16780

9730

Wales

11300

5330

Table 2 - Kickstart jobs made available and started by region.

Location

Jobs Made Available

Cumulative Jobs Started

Scotland

16780

9730

Wales

11300

5330

East Midlands

13420

6860

East of England

17380

8010

London

49100

23920

North East

9290

5310

North West

28110

14180

South East

25180

12030

South West

14870

6940

West Midlands

19900

10490

Yorkshire and The Humber

17840

9020

*These numbers are rounded and so may not match provided totals.

Table 3 - Kickstart jobs made available and started by sector.

Sector

Jobs Made Available

Cumulative Jobs Started

Administration

55040

27600

Animal Care

1330

900

Beauty & Wellbeing

1630

920

Business & Finance

8330

4110

Computing Technology & Digital

15610

9080

Construction & Trades

6680

3510

Creative & Media

19070

11090

Delivery & Storage

6260

3180

Emergency & Uniform Services

490

250

Engineering & Maintenance

6800

3400

Environment & Land

4230

2210

Government Services

940

340

Healthcare

5830

2360

Home Services

1680

600

Hospitality & Food

25150

9480

Law & Legal

540

350

Managerial

1000

490

Manufacturing

6160

2980

Retail & Sales

33230

18770

Science & Research

870

560

Social Care

4740

1840

Sports & Leisure

5410

2730

Teaching & Education

10680

4500

Transport

840

250

Travel & Tourism

700

330

*These numbers are rounded and so may not match provided totals.

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