UK Government Expands Youth Job Guarantee for 90,000 People
The UK government is expanding its youth job guarantee program across Great Britain to help 90,000 young people enter the workforce by March 2029.
The Department for Work and Pensions is expanding and accelerating its youth job guarantee program to address rising youth inactivity across Great Britain. The government expects the initiative to help more than 90,000 young people enter the workforce by March 2029.
As part of the acceleration, the duration of guaranteed jobs for participants will be reduced from 18 months to 12 months starting in April 2027. This shift aims to increase the volume of participants the program can support.
The announcement comes ahead of a scheduled review into the causes of youth inactivity, which the government will publish next week.
