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Youth Incentive Payments: Jobseekers - Training and Voluntary Work Placements

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A decision made 2 September 2011 regarding:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2011- 0067

Decision Summary Title :

Youth Incentive Payments

Date of Decision Summary:

1 September 2011

Decision Summary Author:

Policy and Strategy Director

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

WR - Youth Incentive Payments

Date of Written Report:

1 September 2011

Written Report Author:

Policy and Strategy Director

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject: Youth Incentive Payments

Decision(s): The Minister decided to implement a non-statutory Youth  Incentive Payment scheme  with effect from 5 September 2011 until 31 August 2012.

Reason(s) for Decision:  In line with changes to the treatment of young jobseekers aged  under 19 in the Income Support system,  a Youth  Incentive Payment scheme (YIP) will be funded from temporary savings within the Income Support budget.  The YIPs will encourage young people to make best use of the support available to them in terms of improving their employability and supporting them into paid employment.  The YIP scheme will ensure that individuals successfully completing voluntary work placements and intensive training courses receive a payment in respect of their reasonable costs and will further reward young people for successfully completing a 13 week voluntary work placement.

 

YIPs  will initially be available to all jobseekers aged below 19 supported by:

 

Advance To Work

Work Wise

Enhanced Work Zone

Prince’s Trust

Jersey Employment Trust

 

The YIP scheme will commence on 5 September 2011, to coincide with the implementation of the changes to the Income Support scheme and will continue until 31 August 2012.  This date represents the end of the current funding for the Advance To Work scheme.  Dependent upon the success of the YIP scheme and other measures taken during 2011/2012 to support young jobseekers, the YIP scheme may be continue beyond August 2012.  This decision will be taken during 2012. 

 

Resource Implications: There are no manpower implications. The additional administration will be absorbed within  existing Social Security processes.

 

The cost  of the YIPs  has been estimated at £110,000 for the 12 month period.  These calculations are based on the current take-up of support schemes for this age-group.  The cost will be met by savings in Income Support expenditure  as result of the change to the treatment of jobseekers aged under 19 under the Income Support Law.

Action required:  Operations Director to liaise with teams providing support to young jobseekers to provide information on YIP  and to implement appropriate payment and audit procedures.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister

 

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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