The Kickstart jobs scheme, aimed at tackling youth unemployment amid the coronavirus crisis, has a lot of potential - but it must be targeted at those most in need, provide quality jobs and, crucially, lead to postitive outcomes, writes Nicola Ayward The excellent things about this scheme is that Kickstart jobs are fully funded by Government, and employers of all sizes can apply for funding which covers 100 per cent of the National Minimum Wage (or the National Living Wage depending on the age of the participant) for 25 hours per week for a total of six months. The governmentâs £2billion initiative designed to ⦠The Kickstart Scheme was announced on 8 July, and it aims to create new high-quality jobs to help 16-24-year-old unemployed people on Universal Credit, covering participants' expenses for six months. The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create new 6-month job placements for young people who are currently on Universal Credit and at risk of long-term unemployment. Over 19,000 job placements for unemployed young people have so far been created under the governmentâs £2 billion Kickstart Scheme - with tens of ⦠The Kickstart Scheme will fund the creation of high quality jobs for young people at the highest risk of long-term unemployment. As we start to come out of lockdown, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced earlier this month the introduction of the âKickstart Jobs Schemeâ, to help support the employment rates of young people.. Here's what you need to know YOUNG people across the country can now apply for Kickstart scheme jobs, with some paying up to £40,000 a year. What is the Kickstart Jobs scheme? This is part of the governmentâs Plan for Jobs and aims to create hundreds and thousands of new, fully funded jobs across England, Scotland, and Wales. Covid-19 has placed incredible pressure on the economy and our jobs. But these aren't full-blown jobs. The government will fund each Kickstart job - paying 100% of the age-relevant National Minimum Wage, National Insurance and pension contributions for a 25-hour a week. In addressing the looming mass unemployment crisis, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has proposed an inspiring job creation initiative, the âKickstart Jobsâ scheme. A new £2bn 'Kickstart scheme' will offer six-month work placements to hundreds of thousands of people under 25. Giving young people the chance to build their confidence and skills in the workplace, and to gain experience that will improve their chances of going on to find long-term, sustainable work. Fewer than 2,000 young people have so far started new roles under the government's £2bn Kickstart jobs scheme, data shows. The Kickstart Scheme will fund hundreds of thousands of high quality 6 month work placements for young people aged 16-24 deemed at risk of long term unemployment due to Coronavirus. The first placements are likely to be available from November 2020 and will be open until December 2021 â with the option of it being extended.