PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Employment Schemes: Young People (5 September 2014)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2014, Official Report, column 639W on employment schemes: young people, what estimate he has made of how much of the £183.8 million allocated for the Youth Contract wage incentive scheme in this financial year will be used by that scheme.

Asked by:
Sir Stephen Timms (Labour)

The £183.8m allocation referred to in the Answer of 2 July 2014, Official Report, column 639W on employment schemes: young people, was for the entire Youth Contract initiative as announced at the 2011 Autumn Statement. Wage Incentives are one aspect of the overall Youth Contract that also includes Sector Based Work Academies, a more intensive Jobcentre Plus regime, New Enterprise Allowance and a number of pilots.

The Department does not publish financial forecast information as it is indicative, for internal management purposes only and is subject to change during the financial year.

Answered by:
Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat)
10 September 2014