England · hiring staff
Grants and funding for hiring staff in England.
Wage incentives, recruitment grants and employer reliefs for taking people on, including young people, apprentices and people out of work.
A business in England can use 13 schemes for hiring staff, and 12 are taking applications today. 9 are specific to England, from The FSE Group, North East Fund, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Rosebud and Department for Work & Pensions; the other 4 are UK-wide.
Specific to England (9)
Future London Growth Fund
The FSE Group, with cornerstone commitments from the British Business Bank and Funding London (the Mayor of London's investment arm) · Open now · Loan (repayable)
North East Elevate Fund
North East Fund (North East Mayoral Strategic Authority), managed by FW Capital · Open now · Loan (repayable)
Liverpool City Region Flexible Growth Fund
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, delivered by River Capital · Open now · Loan (repayable)
Rosebud business loans (Lancashire)
Rosebud, Lancashire County Council's business finance service · Open now · Loan (repayable)
Access to Work
Department for Work & Pensions · Open now
Youth Jobs Grant (£3,000 hire grant)
Department for Work & Pensions · Open now · Closes 31 Oct 2028
Apprenticeship hiring payment (up to £2,000)
Department for Education · Open now
Apprenticeship training funding for employers who do not pay the apprenticeship levy (England)
Department for Work and Pensions (publishes the 2026 to 2027 apprenticeship funding rules); employer agreements are with the Department for Education · Open now · Part-funded support
Restart Scheme (employer route)
Department for Work & Pensions · Closed
UK-wide, open to businesses in England (4)
Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups
Department for Business and Trade · Open now · Closes 1 Mar 2027
Employment Allowance
HM Revenue and Customs · Open now · Tax relief
Veterans' Employer National Insurance Relief
HM Revenue & Customs · Open now · Closes 5 Apr 2028 · Tax relief
Employer National Insurance relief for employees under 21 and apprentices under 25
HM Revenue and Customs · Open now · Tax relief
Which of these is your business owed?
Check your business in about two minutes: your top three matches are shown free, by name. The £19.95 report names every match, explains every rule and drafts the applications.
Find my fundingContains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 · schemes change, so every scheme page shows the date it was last checked.