Reintroduce the JobStart scheme instead of reintroducing 2+ child benefits
Instead of reintroducing child benefit for unlimited numbers of children in a family, use the money to fund an ambitious scheme to get young people into work by meeting half their wage costs.
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- 22 JAN 2026Petition rejectedno-action
The Jobstart scheme which you refer to seems to only have been available in Northern Ireland. There is already a petition open on keeping the two-child benefit cap which you may wish to sign: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/752621
- 02 DEC 2025Petition created
Background
The JobStart scheme paid employers half the wages of young people to get them into work. Such a scheme is desperately needed now, as employers hesitate to recruit in the current climate and young people need to be in work for both personal and societal well being.