Watchdog Questions Effectiveness of Kickstart Job Placement Scheme

It is unclear whether the government\’s Kickstart scheme is creating quality job placements for 16-24 year olds, a watchdog says.

It is also unclear whether jobs created through the scheme would have been created anyway, the National Audit Office (NAO) said.

The \”jury is out\” on whether Kickstart will help people, Public Accounts Committee Chair Meg Hillier said.

The government said the scheme has created more than 100,000 new jobs.

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