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Publication - Consultation paper

Consultation on Job Grant

Published
16 January 2019
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights, Money and tax, Work and skills
ISBN
9781787815094

We are seeking views on key eligibility criteria and format of the Job Grant, a new benefit which will be delivered by Social Security Scotland to support young people moving back into employment.

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Footnotes

1. https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0054/00543080.pdf

2. http://www.reedinpartnership.co.uk/latest-news/care-leavers-roundtable?isarchivenews=true

3. /publications/fairer-scotland-action-plan/

4. /publications/child-chance-tackling-child-poverty-delivery-plan-2018-22/

5. /publications/fair-start-scotland/

6. https://www.carereview.scot/

7. https://cy.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/emp17peopleinemploymentonzerohourscontracts

8. https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/documents/youth/fact-sheets/youth-definition.pdf

9. http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/multiple-scarring-effects-of-youth-unemployment/

10. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ssac-occasional-paper-20-young-people-living-independently

11. http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2018/05/7903/5

12. https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Labour-Market/LMTrends/TandC

13. https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/work-pay-and-benefits/benefits/jobseekers-allowance-how-long-people-claim-for/latest

14. https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/People/Equality/Equalities/DataGrid/Religion

15. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk

16. Analysis of Written Responses to the Consultation on Social Security in Scotland (2017) http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0051/00514351.pdf

17. A New Future for Social Security: Scottish Government Response to the Consultation on Social Security in Scotland (2017) http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0051/00514404.pdf

18. Public Contracts Scotland Regulations (2015) http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/pdfs/ssi_20150446_en.pdf

19. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/12/contents

20. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2018/12/contents

Contact

Email:
SSPD Job Grant Eligibility Consultation
JGEligibilityConsultation@gov.scot  

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