[WiLT] Charities can bid for cash from Future Jobs Fund

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Charities can bid for cash from Future Jobs Fund

DWP will provide £1bn to boost job prospects for long-term unemployed

The Government is urging voluntary sector organisations to bid for
funding for new jobs as part of a £1bn fund created to boost the job
prospects of the long-term unemployed.

The cash is provided by the Department for Work and Pensions' Future
Jobs Fund, which was established to create 150,000 new posts in the
UK.

Most of the jobs created will have to go to people aged between 18 and
24 and who are approaching 12 months on unemployment benefits. Funding
is limited to £6,500 per job, but funding can be supplemented from
other sources.

National sports organisations have already pledged to bid for at least
5,000 jobs for young people. These jobs are expected to help deliver
the 2012 Olympics and offer five hours a week of physical education to
every child.

James Purnell, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, said: "We are
confident this will be the first of many bids from public and third
sector organisations for the £1bn fund that provides salaried jobs for
at least six months.

"I am calling on sports bodies, local councils, third sector groups
and others to bid for funding for new jobs and help us make sure that
we do not waste the talents of a generation of Britain's young
people."

To submit an idea and make a bid for funding, visit
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/campaigns/futurejobsfund.

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