Open nowHiring & employmentVerified 21 Jul 2026

Youth Jobs Grant (£3,000 hire grant)

Department for Work & Pensions

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Worth

up to £3,000

Deadline

Closes 31 October 2028

What it is

£3,000 to employers for hiring a young person off long-term Universal Credit.

LIVE (verified 2026-07-21): launched 30 June 2026 across Great Britain (NI excluded). £3,000 per eligible hire, paid in two instalments — £1,800 after 6 weeks and £1,200 after 18 weeks, earnings verified via HMRC. Job must be ≥25 hours/week and last at least 16 weeks. Employer must be HMRC-registered and trading ≥6 months; apply via the Find a Grant service. Open to new vacancies until 31 Oct 2028.

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Does your business qualify?

Eligibility rules are where schemes get fiddly. GovOwed checks your business against Youth Jobs Grant (£3,000 hire grant) — and every other UK scheme we track — in about 60 seconds, free. The £29 report then explains exactly why you qualify, drafts your answers and walks you through the real application step by step.

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