The History of JSA claims -NEET

The History of JSA

History

You can see the history of the claim demand at the bottom of the page. However, this doesn't show the picture so clearly when you take into consideration the introduction of Universal Credit.

This started in the North West of the area and in all my Blog's
 I have shown in recent years the Roll out of Universal Credit.

The Government has made it clear that they intend to reduce access to Housing Benefit the 18-24 age group 
What does the future 

Conservative Manifesto

From the Youth perspective the change proposed for the 18-24 is that instead of claiming JSA they will claim Youth Allowance which they will only be able to claim for 6mnths. There will be a requirement to be on Apprenticeship, Community work or Training.

and is followed by

Apprenticeships another view

A recent BBC article stated

"The majority of apprenticeships are being used to train older people, and those who are already employed at their company, instead of taking on young people out of work."

In a statement on Sunday, Labour MP Liam Byrne said the government needed to do more to boost the apprenticeship "brand".

"The Tory-led coalition's five years allowed the devaluing of the once proud apprenticeship brand.

"They focused on re-badging in-work training for older workers as apprenticeships rather than helping create proper apprenticeship places for young people.

"Apprenticeships should be a qualification of at least level three and last two years," he said.

I read this and wondered if this was the reason why Young NEET youngsters were struggling to find new opportunities

Youth Unemployed who are not in Employment Education or Training need Appretniceships 

The traditional view of the Apprentice was a the 18-25 year old. Possibly a builder, plumber or Joiner. However now the world of the Apprentice has changed. 

This has led to the challenge for the Younger Job seeker in obtaining the training opportunities that they may have been offered in the past.

Add this to the issues connected with Welfare Support including Universal Credit and Housing Benefit that is expected to change in this term of Government there is a challenge for the future.

NEET advice and funding

"Further council funding cuts will put thousands of youngsters' "promising futures" at risk, say town hall bosses.

A Local Government Association survey of councils in England, says 90% have cut services for teenagers not in education, employment and training.

Local authorities have seen funding cuts of 40% since 2010, and their responsibility for careers advice and further education has been removed.

The government said the teenage Neet rate was now 64,000 lower than in 2010.

And it highlighted that it is investing £7bn "to fund a place for every 16- to 18-year-old in England who wants one".

Since 2012, local councils in England have no longer had control over careers advice, which has switched to schools.

Local authority-run Connexions services were one of the first areas to be cut under the previous coalition government.

Councils have also lost control of post-16 education and schemes to tackle young people's disengagement.

But the LGA points out that local authorities still have a duty to encourage 16- to 18-year-olds to remain in education, employment or training and ensure there are enough opportunities available locally.

It says local councils are best-placed to oversee support for 14- to 21-year-old Neets because they know what is needed on the ground.

And it warns the advances that it has made could be lost with further cuts ahead.

David Simmonds, chairman of the LGA's Children and Young People Board, said: "The message from local government is clear.

"Cuts without reform risk undoing all of our collective good work, putting thousands of promising futures at risk.

"Councils are uniquely well placed to help young people access the opportunities created by the local employers increasingly frustrated by remote national institutions.

"It is important that we have the powers, levers and funding to fulfil our legal duties to young people.

"The new government has a real opportunity to build on recent successes and meet its ambition of full employment by enabling local partnerships of councils, schools, colleges, jobcentres and employers to locally coordinate a single youth offer.

"It will ensure every young person is either in work or learning."

A survey of 87 local authorities for the LGA also suggests the vast majority (97%) believe services for young people will be put at risk unless councils regain powers over them and general council cuts are avoided.

The Department for Education said: "Thanks to our essential reforms, there are 64,000 fewer 16- to 18-year-olds Neets than there were in 2010.

"We have ended the historic and unfair funding difference between schools and colleges from the 16-19 funding formula, and are maintaining funding rates for 2015-16 so they can plan their future offers for students.

"We are also reforming academic qualifications and vocational education to ensure young people get the knowledge and skills that they need to move into a job, apprenticeship or to continue their education."

The rate of 16- to 18-year-olds who are Neet has tended to fluctuated between 8% and 10% over the past decade, but has been following a downward trend since 2008."
BBC article

The Challenge

The challenge to cut support for this age group is extremely concerning. 

Reality is that there is a huge need within this sector to engage. The Jobcentre plus under DWP has failed for years to engage with effect and trying to work on a National basis is very unlikely to be that effective.

DWP will be tasked to stop the Housing Benefit along with the council's soon as stated by the Conservative Party's manifesto.

If you have been excluded from school or college or the plan's set out for your future don't work out well you are going to struggle. NEET have been a political issue for some years and unlike the older age groups they are less likely to have work experience or the skill base for modern business.

Mentoring, advice,Guidance and support is essential. Cutting spending in this area and yet ring fencing overseas aid doesn't sit well with many

NEET jsa figures throughout the U.K

The Government promises to Youth

Cameron Government intro

 Its  all about  Welfare Change. The changes that  may well effect are those on Universal Credit, JSA Youth Contract, Esa Disability benefits and Industrial Accident   David Cameron the prime minister showed the cameras the manifesto. He refers to the manifesto and you can see some of the relevant comments here.

The Conservative Party Manifesto -Promises ahead on Jobs

key slogan-Full employment

"A job is the best way to provide security for families"

Introduction

Following the election of the Conservative Party to power within the Uk. the Key phrase used within their Manifesto has been "Full Employment" not underemployment or Unemployment.   In this Post I have Quoted the Partie's manifesto

We will boost apprenticeships and help you secure a good job We have already delivered 2.2 million new apprenticeships over the last five years. Over the next five years, we will deliver three million more and ensure they deliver the skills employers need.
 We aim to achieve full employment in the UK, with the highest employment rate in the G7, and we will help businesses create two million jobs over the Parliament. We have abolished the jobs tax – employers' National Insurance contributions (NICs) – for the under 21s and next year we will do the same for young apprentices under 25.
We will continue to help smaller businesses take on new workers through the Employment Allowance, which frees businesses from the first £2,000 of employers’ NICs so that a third of employers pay no jobs tax.

"Our plan will help to generate jobs and higher wages for everybody"

Youth & NEET's

Jobcentre Plus advisers will work with schools and colleges to supplement careers advice and provide routes into work experience and apprenticeships. But it is not fair – on taxpayers, or on young people themselves that 18-21 year-olds with no work experience should slip straight into a life on benefits without first contributing to their community. So we will introduce tougher






Day One Work Requirements for young people claiming out-of-work benefits. We will replace the Jobseeker’s Allowance for 18-21 year-olds with a Youth Allowance that will be time-limited to six months, after which young people will have to take an apprenticeship, a traineeship or do daily community work for their benefits


. It is also not fair that taxpayers should have to pay for 18-21 year-olds on Jobseeker’s Allowance to claim Housing Benefit in order to leave home. So we will ensure that they no longer have an automatic entitlement to Housing Benefit We will fight for equal opportunity for Disabled Last year alone, 140,000 disabled people found work. But the jobless rate for this group remains too high and, as part of our objective to achieve full employment, we will aim to halvethe disability employment gap: we will transform policy, practice and public attitudes, so that hundreds of thousands more disabled people who can and want to be in work find employment. We now have more women-led businesses than ever before, more women in work than ever before and more women on FTSE 100 boards than ever before. We want to see full, genuine gender equality. The gender pay gap is the lowest on record, but we want to reduce it further and will push business to do so: we will require companies with more than 250 employees to publish the difference between the average pay of their male and female employee

Parental challenge

Exclusion
Following exclusion from my school the challenge of discipline becomes more of an issue.
Homework is sent by the school for 5 days. Yet the former student who is expecting to become permanently excluded is less likely to undertake any homework set by the school.
Many parents just want to move the child's schools. Give them a fresh start but the reality is that is not the direction the system is set for.
The older the child the less likely the child will return to full time school, particularly if they are far behind for their age.
I found this challenging after filling in the mid term application
I found that the clear direction was not the direction discussed at meetings. Key Stage 4 students, Year 9 & 10 were directed to an alternative provider
Base line assessments and careers advice are offered.

Frustration

At present I do not know my son's capabilities. Is he more or less intelligent than I think. What are his basic skills levels like?

When a child hasn't put the time in at school and has walked out of school then it is fair to say the assessment is hard to undertake.

As time goes on we worry more and more about their future. Finding what will motivate them, inspire them. Change the attitude to want to learn and study.

Education & Training

Getting an NVQ or an Appreticeship is a sound grounding. The higher the level like NVQ 3 upwards the better.

An Apprenticeship may not be a degree, but it's a career move. If it's the right Apprenticeship in a growing industry it can provide a future.

NEET -Parliament -research

NEET: Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training

Not included in report

Published 21 May 2015 in Parliament research

943,000 people aged 16-24 were NEET in the first quarter of 2015, 13.0% of people in this age group. Schemes introduced by the previous Government with elements aimed at reducing the number of young people who are NEET included: raising the participation age, the Youth Contract and the Work Programme.943,000 people aged 16-24 were NEET in the first quarter of 2015, 13.0% of people in this age group.

Not all unemployed 16-24 year olds are NEET and not all people who are NEET are unemployed. 59% of unemployed 16-24 year olds are NEET, the remaining 41% are in education or training. 46% of people who are NEET are unemployed, the rest are economically inactive: not seeking work and/or not available to start work.

In England, the regions with the highest proportion of 16-24 year olds who are NEET are the North East, Yorkshire & Humber, and West Midlands.

The proportion of 15-19 year olds and 20-24 year olds who are NEET in the UK is above the OECD average.

Those eligible for free school meals, those who have been excluded or suspended from school, those with their own child and those who have a disability are more likely to be NEET.

Schemes introduced by the previous Government with elements aimed at reducing the number of young people who are NEET included: raising the participation age, the Youth 

Contract and the Work Programme.

These are some of the regional factors