DWP will provide £1bn to boost job prospects for long-term unemployed

The Government is urging voluntary sector organisations to bid for funding for new jobs as part of a £1bn fund created to boost the job prospects of the long-term unemployed. 

The cash is provided by the Department for Work and Pensions' Future Jobs Fund, which was established to create 150,000 new posts in the UK. 

Most of the jobs created will have to go to people aged between 18 and 24 and who are approaching 12 months on unemployment benefits. Funding is limited to £6,500 per job, but funding can be supplemented from other sources. 

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