How many people in my area are likely to reach 12 months on Jobseeker’s Allowance and become eligible for a Future Jobs Fund job?
As the Bid Guidance Notes set out, all bids need to analyse the labour markets for the areas in which you plan to create jobs. In practice this means you will need to look at the number of people who will be eligible for Future Jobs Fund jobs along with the trends in vacancies and unemployment in a given locality. This analysis should be in proportion to size and scope of the individual proposal. So, a large local authority aiming to create a large number of jobs in a small locality will need to undertake a comprehensive labour market analysis. Conversely, a national organisation creating a very small number of jobs across a large number of different areas will not need to undertake a detailed analysis in each locality but should still be able to broadly demonstrate a demand for the jobs they are creating. We expect that young people will be referred to Jobs Fund jobs after they have been on Jobseeker’s Allowance for ten months and before they reach twelve months on benefit. Currently
