Youth Contract

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The Department for Education has announced that it has extended the eligibility criteria for the Youth Contract, making an extra 15,500 young people eligible.

It has extended it to a wider range of 16- and 17-year-olds who are NEET, including young people who are or were in care; young people who have one GCSE at A*-C; and young offenders released from custody.

The Department for Education saved £20 million during the competitive procurement process which allowed this extension to take place. For further information visit www.education.gov.uk/inthenews/inthenews/a00220110/youth-contract-extended-to-more-young-people-who-are-neet.

Minister for Employment Mark Hoban has launched the new 'Youth Contract: Works for me' advertising drive on local radio stations. The campaign raises awareness of the £1billion Youth Contract, the Government's package of support offering nearly half a million opportunities to help 18-24 year-olds into work.For further information visit www.dwp.gov.uk/newsroom/press-releases/2013/jan-2013/dwp004-13.shtml.

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Children, Young People & Families