Greens would offer two-year jobs to unemployed under-24s
Summary
The Green Party proposed a plan to offer young people under 24 a two-year job within four months of finishing education or training. The government would pay half the salary, and employers would provide training and be exempt from some taxes, aiming to reduce youth unemployment and welfare costs.Key Facts
- The Green Party wants to give unemployed young people under 24 guaranteed two-year jobs.
- Jobs would be offered within four months after young people finish school or training.
- The government would pay half of the wages for these jobs.
- Employers would not have to pay National Insurance (a type of tax) on these workers but must provide training.
- Initial efforts would focus on areas with few job opportunities like Rotherham and Newcastle-under-Lyme.
- The plan aims to reduce welfare payments and increase tax revenue from more people working.
- The Greens criticize the government’s current approach, which funds only six-month job placements for long-term unemployed benefit claimants.
- Nearly one million young people aged 16-24 in the UK are not in work, education, or training, a number that has grown since the Covid pandemic.
Read the Full Article
This is a fact-based summary from The Actual News. Click below to read the complete story directly from the original source.
