Jobs Guarantee Grant

Delivery of the Jobs Guarantee Grant  will begin in 6 areas from Spring 2026, providing jobs to more than 1,000 young people across: Birmingham and Solihull, East Midlands, Greater Manchester, Hertfordshire and Essex, Central and East Scotland, Southwest and Southeast Wales. 

The scheme will offer a guaranteed, fully subsidised 6-month paid job to every eligible 18 to 21 year old who has been on Universal Credit and looking for work for 18 months. The government will cover 100% of employment costs for 25 hours a week at the relevant minimum wage, alongside additional wraparound support to help participants succeed in their job and transition into sustained employment. 

This will be followed by national roll-out of the Jobs Guarantee across Great Britain, later in 2026.

Details of who will deliver the Jobs Guarantee grant are still to be agreed. DWP will award grants to selected grant recipients ("Delivery Organisations") in each area who will work with DWP to deliver the Jobs Guarantee in their area.