A conspiracy to rip-off a Government scheme aimed at helping young people into work has been exposed by whistleblowers.
The Kickstart programme pays firms £1,500 for each jobseeker they employ who’s aged 16 to 24 and claiming Universal Credit, then foots their minimum-wage salary for up to six months.
Last week I told how one unemployed 23-year-old was accepted for a post but the job and the company disappeared once he’d handed over personal details that would have enabled it to claim the £1,500 grant.
