Kickstart Scheme

Criteria

1. The job placements created with Kickstart funding must be NEW jobs.
They MUST NOT:
– Replace existing or planned vacancies
– Cause existing employees or contractors to lose or reduce their employment

2. The roles you are applying for MUST be:
– Minimum of 25 hours per week, for 6 months
– Paid at least the National Minimum Wage for their age group
– Should not require people to undertake extensive training before they begin the job placement

3. All applications MUST include how you will help the participants to develop their skills and experience with:
– Support to look for long-term work
– Support with CV and interview preparation
– Training to develop their skills, such as team work, organisation and communications as part of the role

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Is the Kickstart Scheme suitable for my organisation?

The Kickstart Scheme job placements are funded using a grant agreement.
There are rules around who grants can be paid to and checks must be made to show your organisation is established, reputable and financially solvent.

You are more likely to be approved if you:

• have existed for a while
• regularly and recently submitted accounts
• have a credit score which is a low risk category
• have a low probability of imminent business failure
• have enough liquid assets to pay your debts
• do not have any recent county court judgments (CCJs)

These factors are taken into consideration when assessing your Kickstart Scheme application.
Failing on one or more of these does not mean you will not be approved.