"Young unemployed people will be offered training or job opportunities in construction, care and hospitality as part of a UK government scheme, but could have their benefits cut if they do not take up offers. Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary, announced on Sunday that 350,000 new training or workplace opportunities would be offered to young people on universal credit, but added there would be sanctions for claimants who did not engage."
"He told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that the government had an expectation that young people would take up the work. Asked if young people could lose benefits if they don't cooperate, McFadden said: Yes, sanction is part of the system. This is an offer on one hand, but it's an expectation on the other, because the future we don't want for young people is to be sitting at home on benefits when there are other options out there."
The plan offers 350,000 training or workplace opportunities to young people on universal credit and allows sanctions for those who do not engage. Funding includes an £820m youth guarantee for six-month paid work placements for eligible 18- to 21-year-olds who have been on universal credit and looking for work for 18 months. The job guarantee will start in spring with up to 55,000 initial places. The scheme targets areas with highest need including Birmingham and Solihull, East Midlands, Greater Manchester, Hertfordshire and Essex, central and east Scotland, and parts of Wales. An additional 900,000 young people will receive a dedicated work support session plus four weeks of intensive help.
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