The Prime Minister has announced new measures aimed at giving more intensive help to those who are out of work and guaranteeing education or training for all school leavers.
The PM outlined the proposals in a speech at an employment summit in London this morning following last week’s announcement of increased funding to supply 35,000 new apprenticeships.
In his speech, Mr Brown highlighted £500m to be spent on providing recruitment subsidies for employers, financial help for new business start-ups and enhanced training opportunities for those out of work. The investment is expected to help 500,000 people into work or training over the next two years, he said.
The PM said:
“With the steps we take today; with the guarantees of support for young and old alike; and with the public investment that this government is prepared to make - it is our determination that Britain lead the world in showing what we can do to help the unemployed and create the jobs of the future - and we can do it best in partnership: Britain working best when Britain works together.”
The investment forms part of the Government’s £10 billion fiscal stimulus that will bring forward public works programmes and create or protect as many as 100,000 jobs in the next year. The PM added that more details of measures such as the school-leaver’s guarantee will be included in a White Paper on opportunities to be released later this week.
Mr Brown also encouraged employers to help create job opportunities by setting up Local Employment Partnerships. These partnerships have helped more than 90,000 long-term unemployed into work since they first were established in 2007.
Speeches and Transcripts: Transcript of speech at the Employment Summit
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