"who found work as a full-time security guard thanks to Stockton-on-Tees's JobsPlus project. The 47-year-old father has since become a community champion, encouraging his neighbours to enrol. It got to the point where even my little boy was coming home and saying, my friend's mam and dad are looking for work', he grins. They [the project] have a lot of contacts, they can open doors into places."
"They are modelled on a US scheme, which was first tried in 1998 and initially ran for five years. Long-term analysis showed it was possible to trace a positive impact on the earnings and employment of residents across generations. The research suggested children living in three JobsPlus areas, in Dayton, Ohio; Los Angeles, California; and St Paul, Minnesota, where the scheme was fully implemented went on to earn $2,706 more than their counterparts in similar areas."
JobsPlus schemes target small, predominantly social-housing areas with intensive, hyperlocal employment support, direct financial assistance, and community involvement. One Stockton-on-Tees pilot covers Primrose Hill and Newtown, helping residents secure roles such as a full-time security guard and generating local community champions who recruit neighbours. The pilots run across England with Department for Work and Pensions backing, mirroring a US model first tried in 1998. Long-term US analysis linked full implementation to intergenerational gains, with children in some JobsPlus areas earning $2,706 more than peers. The approach addresses higher rates of lone parenthood and disability among social tenants.
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