Young Person's Guarantee (Scotland)
Scottish Government / Skills Development Scotland
Worth
No set amount
Deadline
Closed
Type of funding
Grant
Where
Scotland
What it is
An employer pledge, not a grant: employers sign the DYW Employer Pledge to offer 16–24s jobs, placements or training, and receive no payment. The Scottish Government says the Young Person's Guarantee was never a funding stream; hiring incentives in Scotland now come from each council's No One Left Behind scheme.
Checked 31 Oct 2026 on dyw.scot and gov.scot: this is an employer pledge, not a grant, and it pays no money. The Scottish Government says the Young Person's Guarantee was never a funding stream. For a hiring incentive, ask your council about its No One Left Behind scheme.
Official sourceWho can apply
A summary of the main rules, not the full list. Scottish Government / Skills Development Scotland decides who is eligible, so read their guidance before you apply. The free scan checks these against your own business.
- Business based in Scotland
- You're hiring
- The new hire is aged 16–24
Common questions
- Is Young Person's Guarantee (Scotland) open for applications?
- No. It is closed to new applications.
- How much is Young Person's Guarantee (Scotland) worth?
- There is no single published figure: what you get depends on your project and the funder's assessment. It is a grant.
- Who runs Young Person's Guarantee (Scotland), and where is it available?
- Scottish Government / Skills Development Scotland runs it. It is available in Scotland.
What is your business owed?
Young Person's Guarantee (Scotland) is not taking applications right now, so nobody can win it today. Gov Owed checks your business against every scheme that is open in about two minutes, free. The £19.95 report then explains exactly why you qualify, drafts your answers and walks you through the real application step by step.
Check my businessNo sign-up to scan · keep 100% of anything you win · re-runs free for 12 months
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Information, not financial advice; eligibility is decided by the funder. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Schemes change — confirm details on the official page before applying.