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<p>Since the Department for Work and Pensions launched the Kickstart Scheme in September
2020, over 20,000 young people on Universal Credit between the ages of 16 and 24 have
started a Kickstart job. These funded, meaningful six-month jobs also provide support
to improve the longer-term employability of the young people. We are not currently
able to provide the age of participants on the Kickstart Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The
table below lists the total number of starts to the scheme from October 2020 until
January 2021 and by month since then. Almost 1,000 non-grant funded Kickstart jobs
are included in the totals and statistics have been rounded to the nearest 10 job
starts as per standard DWP statistical practice, except for October 2020 where there
were only 5 starts recorded.</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. 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><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Time
Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Number of Starts </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October
20</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 20</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December
20</p></td><td><p>1,390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 21</p></td><td><p>440*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February
21</p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 21</p></td><td><p>5,990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April
21</p></td><td><p>9,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 21 up to and including 06/05/21</p></td><td><p>1,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,700</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Figures
shown are rounded to nearest 10. The UK entered a national lockdown on January 21
which is reflected in the figures.</p>
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