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Youth Jobs Grant[E8]

United KingdomDepartment for Work and Pensions[E1]

In plain English

What it funds: 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. Eligible employers may receive up to £3,000 per job outcome, paid in stages and subject to meeting all scheme conditions.
Who can apply: personal / individual, non-profit, private sector.
Open to: Small and medium firms
Open to: Nonprofits
Open to: Individuals
Dates: Opens 30 Jun 2026.Closes:
Funder's deadline: 1 Nov 2028, 00:00 UK time (UTC). UTC: 1 Nov 2028, 00:00 UTC.
Funding: GBP 60,000,000 in totalUp to GBP 25,000,000 for one applicant.Kind of money: Grant, Guarantee.
Funder: Department for Work and PensionsSee what else this funder offers.
How to apply: Apply to the funder directly. Open the funder's page on UK Find a grant (government grants, all UK nations) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Guidance and application: The funder's guidance, rules and application form are on its own page. Read them before you apply.

Opens[E6]: 30 Jun 2026
Closes[E3]: 1 Nov 2028, 00:00 UK time (UTC)
Total funding[E9]: GBP 60,000,000
Per applicant[E10]: GBP 25,000,000
Source: UK Find a grant (government grants, all UK nations) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 5 hours ago

Who can apply

EligibilityWho can apply: personal / individual, non-profit, private sector.[E4]
Open toSmall and medium firms, Nonprofits, Individuals. Tagged by SLETOR from the listing's own words.

Risks and unknowns

RiskThis is a grant, not a contract. Grants usually need a proposal against the funder's criteria, may need partners and often need co-funding.[E5]
UnknownWe read the funder's listing, not the full guidance or application forms.

Updates

First seen · 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC
The funder published the call with a future closing date.
Source record: Youth Jobs Grant (ID 6kIrMmZxMJuNksk1NUmf4q)

Evidence

10 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the funder's listing. Each entry shows the record and the field it was read from.

E1
The funder is Department for Work and Pensions.
From Youth Jobs Grant (ID 6kIrMmZxMJuNksk1NUmf4q), field /grantFunder, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The grant is listed on the UK government's Find a grant service.
“GB”
From Youth Jobs Grant (ID 6kIrMmZxMJuNksk1NUmf4q), field /grantLocation, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Applications close on 1 Nov 2028, 00:00 UK time (UTC).
“2028-11-01T00:00”
From Youth Jobs Grant (ID 6kIrMmZxMJuNksk1NUmf4q), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Who can apply: personal / individual, non-profit, private sector.
From Youth Jobs Grant (ID 6kIrMmZxMJuNksk1NUmf4q), field /grantApplicantType, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
This is a UK government grant. Applicants apply to the funder.
From Youth Jobs Grant (ID 6kIrMmZxMJuNksk1NUmf4q), the whole record, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Applications open on 30 Jun 2026, 09:00 UK time (UTC+1).
“2026-06-30T09:00”
From Youth Jobs Grant (ID 6kIrMmZxMJuNksk1NUmf4q), field /grantApplicationOpenDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
When we read it, the call was open, going by the open and close dates on Find a grant.
“2028-11-01T00:00”
From Youth Jobs Grant (ID 6kIrMmZxMJuNksk1NUmf4q), field /grantApplicationCloseDate, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice is titled "Youth Jobs Grant".
From Youth Jobs Grant (ID 6kIrMmZxMJuNksk1NUmf4q), field /grantName, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The stated value is GBP 60,000,000 (the total fund, shared between applicants).
“60000000 GBP”
From Youth Jobs Grant (ID 6kIrMmZxMJuNksk1NUmf4q), field /grantTotalAwardAmount, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
The most one applicant can get is GBP 25,000,000.
“25000000 GBP”
From Youth Jobs Grant (ID 6kIrMmZxMJuNksk1NUmf4q), field /grantMaximumAward, read 29 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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