2,000 STOCKPORT YOUNGSTERS TO BENEFIT FROM LIB DEM PLAN TO SLASH YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
December 5, 2011 1:56 PM
Almost 2,000 unemployed youngsters in Stockport could be set to benefit from a new plan put forward by the Lib Dems to tackle youth unemployment, according to Hazel Grove MP Andrew Stunell.
Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg has announced a £1 billion pound Youth Contract to tackle youth unemployment, which aims to ensure that all jobless young people are earning or learning again before long-term damage is done.
Starting next April, the Youth contract will provide at least 410,000 new work places to get 18-24 year olds into work in the next three years. there will also be at least 20,000 more incentive payments to encourage employers to take on young apprentices in England, and a new programme to help 16 and 17 year olds who are not in employment, education or training (NEETs).
In Stockport 1,890 18-24 year olds are currently in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance, and would stand to benefit from the plans.
Commenting, Andrew Stunell said:
"If young people are out of work, the consequences of that will be felt for decades afterwards. We need to ensure that the young people of today do not have a false start.
"Stockport Council have done a great job of working with local businesses to keep the local economy going, and that's why we have a below average rate of youth unemployment. But one young person out of work is one too many, and in these difficult times Liberal Democrats are doing the right thing and making sure we help those who need it most.
Commenting further, Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg said:
"We can't lose the skills and talent of our young people - right when we need them most. We can't afford to leave our young men and women on the scrap heap. We need the next generation to help us build a new economy.
"The aim of the Youth Contract is to get every unemployed young person working or learning again before long-term damage is done.
"This is a £1bn package and what's different about it is that it gets young people into proper, lasting jobs in the private sector."
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