Kickstart Scheme Grant for Employers Are you are an employer or representing a group of employers? I am an employer I represent a group of employers ------ How many new Kickstart Scheme job placements can you offer? 29 or fewer 30 or more -------- Do all of your Kickstart Scheme job placements meet the criteria? The Kickstart Scheme job placements must be: 6 months at least 25 hours per week paying at least the National Minimum Wage through PAYE paying the statutory employer duties for the health, safety and welfare for young people, National Insurance and pension contributions including support for young people to help them get work after they finish their Kickstart Scheme job Do your job placements meet this criteria? If you represent a group of employers you need to make sure that all job placements from all employers within your group meet this criteria. Yes, all job placements meet this criteria No, not all job placements meet this criteria ---------- re your job placements just for the Kickstart Scheme? The Kickstart Scheme job placements must: be funded by the Kickstart Scheme grant and would not exist without this funding be paid from the grant money for the 25 hours per week on National Minimum Wage (employers can pay a higher wage and pay for more hours) not replace existing or planned jobs not cause existing employees or contractors to lose or reduce their employment Do all of your Kickstart Scheme job placements meet this criteria? If you represent a group of employers you need to make sure that all job placements from all employers within your group meet this criteria. Yes, all job placements meet this criteria No, not all job placements meet this criteria Can you provide employability support to young people? Young people need support so that they are in a better position to find work in the future. By creating a Kickstart Scheme job placement you are helping young people who are at risk of being unemployed in the long term. The Kickstart Scheme job should help them get basic work skills. This includes: attendance timekeeping teamwork communication travelling to work Kickstart participants may also need help with: CV and interviews looking for long term work You need to offer support so they are employable by you or other organisations. You can also work with other organisations to provide this employability support on your behalf. Yes, I can provide employability support to young people No, I cannot provide employability support to young people ------- Employer Details Your name Person answering enquiries This is the person in your company who will deal with queries about your Kickstart Scheme application Telephone number This should be the number for the person dealing with application enquiries. Enter the telephone number without spaces. Email address This should be the email address for the person dealing with application enquiries Organisation name This needs to be the exact name you have registered with Companies House Companies House registration number or Charity Commission number Your company registration number (CRN) is given to you by Companies House when you register. It is a unique combination of 8 numbers, or 2 letters plus 6 numbers. Public sector organisations and exempt charities should enter ‘0’. Organisation address Building and street line 1 of 2 Building and street line 2 of 2 Town or city County Postcode ---- How many job placements are you (or your group of employers) planning to create for the Kickstart Scheme? ----- What sort of roles are you or employers in your group planning to create for the Kickstart Scheme? What sort of roles are you or employers in your group planning to create for the Kickstart Scheme? We use this to understand the type of work young people will be asked to do. ------ What information do you have to show your job placements are just for the Kickstart Scheme? Provide information that the Kickstart Scheme job placements from your organisation (or organisations in your group) are created just for the Kickstart Scheme. This includes that they must: be funded by the Kickstart Scheme grant and would not exist without this funding be paid from the grant money for the 25 hours per week on National Minimum Wage (employers can pay a higher wage and pay for more hours) not replace existing or planned vacancies not cause existing employees or contractors to lose or reduce their employment ----- How will you (or your group of employers) support the long term employability of young people through your Kickstart Scheme job placements? The type of support we expect is anything that will help a young person be in a better position to find work in the future. By creating Kickstart Scheme job placements you are helping young people who are at risk of being unemployed in the long term. The Kickstart Scheme job placements should help them get basic work skills. This includes: attendance timekeeping communication teamwork travelling to work Kickstart participants may also need help with: CV and interviews looking for long term work ------ Where will your Kickstart Scheme job placements be based? If you are representing a group of employers these locations should cover all of the job placements. Select all that apply. East of England East Midlands London North East North West Scotland South East South West Wales West Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber ------ Accept and send your application By submitting this application you confirm you have the authority to represent the organisation stated in ‘Organisation name’. You confirm that: the information in this application is correct and complete the organisation meets and will continue to meet all Kickstart Scheme qualifying criteria the organisation has the legal authority to participate in the Kickstart Scheme, is financially solvent and has not been the subject of any judgement for fraud, corruption or illegal activity you understand an application does not in any way signify eligibility for Kickstart Scheme funding or confirm that a grant will be approved or provided We may be in touch to ask for more information about your application. Important If your organisation gives false or incomplete information to obtain a grant or uses funds for a purpose not outlined in this application, you risk prosecution and any funding provided may be repayable and future payments stopped. References: Apply for a grant through the Kickstart Scheme https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-a-grant-through-the-kickstart-scheme [archive] https://web.archive.org/web/20200924200355/https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-a-grant-through-the-kickstart-scheme https://www.apply-kickstart-grant-employer.service.gov.uk/