29/01/2010 - Giving hope back to young people
On the day that new statistics show the number of young people unemployed for more than six months has doubled in two years, Nick Clegg announced the party’s plans to help young people struggling with the recession.
Today’s announcement forms the next step in the Liberal Democrats’ economic stimulus and job creation package. The plans will invest almost £900m in increasing the number of further education places, giving students financial support to return to college and creating a paid internship scheme.
Commenting Nick Clegg said:
“Young people feel cheated by this recession.
“Everyone knows someone who has recently left college or university with hopes of starting a career only to find they cannot even get on the lowest rung of the job ladder.
“We must help them now or they will be left behind in any recovery.
“Our promise of more training, education, an internship or a place on a work programme will give hope to the nearly one million young people who currently can’t find a job."
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