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Youth Jobs Grant
The Youth Jobs Grant is a grant of up to £3,000 for employers of any size that hire young people who may struggle to find work, based in England, Scotland or Wales. Open, no fixed deadline.
Run by Department for Work and Pensions
Checked against the official page (find-government-grants.service.gov.uk) on 5 Oct 2026.
The Youth Jobs Grant is part of the Youth Guarantee and provides financial support to employers to encourage the recruitment of young people who may otherwise find it difficult to enter the labour market. It is intended to complement, not replace, existing recruitment activity.
These details are gathered from public web pages and are not financial advice. Check them with Department for Work and Pensions before you apply.
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Status and deadline
Status
Confirmed on the official page
Deadline
Confirmed on the official page
How much
Whole fund: £60,000,000, shared between applicants
Confirmed on the official page
Who can apply
Not confirmed on the official page
Business size
Confirmed on the official page
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How to apply
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Where it is open: England, Scotland and Wales
Confirmed on the official page
Open across England and Scotland and Wales, so every council area in the North of England is shaded.
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- Confirmed on the official page
- Uncertain, or sources disagree
- Important, but we could not find it
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Source and last checked
Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (find-government-grants.service.gov.uk) on 5 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 5 Oct 2026. A person last checked it on 4 Oct 2026, so confirm the details with Department for Work and Pensions before you apply.
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- gov.uk/government/publications/youth-jobs-grantthe official page, checked automatically, read 5 Oct 2026
- find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/youth-jobs-grant-1the official page, checked automatically, read 3 Oct 2026
- find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/youth-jobs-grant-2the official page, checked automatically, read 3 Oct 2026