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Future Jobs Fund

Volume 496: debated on Wednesday 15 July 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions by what mechanism the Future Jobs Fund will provide jobs for young people. (284966)

The Future Jobs Fund is a challenge fund into which anyone can bid. We expect most bids to be made in partnership.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate she has made of the average level of subsidy per person funded by the Future Jobs Fund in the latest period for which figures are available. (285593)

This is still an open bidding process and organisations are able to bid for up to £6,500 for every job they create. It is a rolling assessment process with more organisations bidding to the fund every day. It is up to those bidders to decide what level of funding they require to create a Future Jobs Fund job.