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<p>No assessment of the potential effect of youth unemployment on the level of national
output in 2021 has been made.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
is committed to supporting everyone who has been affected by the unprecedented impact
of COVID-19 on the economy and the labour market. We want everyone to be able to find
a job, progress in work and thrive in the labour market, whoever they are and wherever
they live.</p><p> </p><p>Through Plan for Jobs, the government invested £30bn in measures
to create, support and protect jobs. This included over £3bn investment in the Kickstart
programme for young people and an additional 13,500 Work Coaches in our Jobcentres,
as well as other measures focussed on boosting work search, skills and apprenticeships.</p>
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