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<p>The Department of Work and Pensions works closely with employers participating
in the Kickstart Scheme to ensure that jobs are created for young people as quickly
as possible. A Kickstart job can start at any time over the lifetime of the scheme
and some employers choose to delay the commencement of roles for a variety of reasons.</p><p>
</p><p>Our data indicates that between the 27/07/2021 and 08/09/2021 the average time
between receipt of an application by DWP to confirmation of its approval was 14 days.
Within the same period the average time between receipt of an application and the
job being made available for young people to apply for was 43 days. A significant
portion of this time includes engagement with employers to return grant funding agreements
and job description templates promptly so that applications can be progressed.</p><p>
</p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing Kickstart applications,
referrals and starts, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent
in any large-scale recording system, which has been developed quickly.</p><p> </p><p>The
management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual standard
of quality assurance associated with official statistics, but is provided in the interests
of transparency. Work is ongoing to improve the quality of information available for
the programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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