More than 11,000 young people have been supported to find jobs during the first year of the Welsh Government’s flagship youth employment programme, Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething confirmed today (8 February 2023).
The Welsh Government’s Young Person’s Guarantee (YPG) provides under 25s in Wales with the offer of support to gain a place in education or training, find a job or become self-employed. Ministers have committed £1.4 billion a year to support young people across Wales under the YPG’s wider range of programmes.
The Minister is today (8 February 2023) publishing the ‘Young Person’s Guarantee generation Z series annual report: 2022 to 2023’, the first in a series of generation Z reports which will provide a progress update on one of the Welsh Government’s key Programme for Government commitments.
The Minister is also announcing the Welsh Government is increasing the support package available for young people taking part in initiatives within the Jobs Growth Wales+ programme. This will help young people during the cost-of-living crisis by reducing the financial barriers they may be facing in accessing and remaining in the programme.
The additional support includes:
- doubling the rate of the Training Allowance to £60
- a new free meal allowance
- temporarily allowing 100% of travel costs to be claimed (if undertaking training)
- extending the eligible age range to 19 years old, for enrolling onto the programme
For further information please select the following links:
- Thousands of young people in Wales helped to find work under flagship Welsh Government scheme | GOV.WALES
- The Young Person’s Guarantee | GOV.WALES
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