Jack gets a Kickstart into new career with Hull City Council 1st July 2021 An ambitious young man from Hull has used a national employment scheme as a springboard to begin an exciting career. Jack Rimmington, 23, from west Hull, has secured a permanent position as Recruitment Assistant in Hull City Council’s HR department with the help of the Government’s Kickstart Scheme. The council is an approved intermediary for […] Read more Business Education and Learning News Councillor Daren HaleEmploymentGovernmentKickstartUniversal Credit
Hundreds of young people in Hull getting a career kickstart 19th April 2021 Hull’s new Employment Hub is off to a flying start after helping hundreds of young people into potential new careers. Hull City Council is an approved intermediary for the Government’s national Kickstart Scheme, which creates fully funded six-month placements for 25 hours per week. The scheme, run by the Employment Inclusion Team in the Employment Hub […] Read more News Regeneration Business supportEmploymentGovernmentKickstartUniversal Credit
Hull employers urged to get involved with £2bn Kickstart scheme 25th September 2020 Hull businesses are being urged to get involved in a new £2 billion scheme which will create job placements for young people. Hull City Council is looking for employers to be part of the Government-funded Kickstart scheme, which will provide high-quality work placements to young people at risk of long-term unemployment. The council has committed […] Read more Business Children and families Education and Learning News Regeneration Business supportEmploymentGovernmentKickstartUniversal Credit
30 young people in Hull given job placements as part of £2bn Government scheme 16th September 2020 Hull City Council is backing a £2bn Government scheme to help 30 of Hull’s young people into employment. The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to small and medium-sized employers to create six-month job placements for young people who are currently on Universal Credit and at risk of long-term unemployment. The Government published details of the £2 […] Read more Business Children and families Education and Learning News Regeneration Business supportEmploymentGovernmentKickstartUniversal Credit
Council tax in Hull reduced by £150 in low-income households 31st March 2020 Hull City Council is to reduce council tax by up to £150 per year for low-income households during the coronavirus pandemic. It will see all 20,000 working age claimants of Council Tax Support in the city re-billed in coming weeks. It comes after the local authority received £4.25m from the Government, part of £500m handed […] Read more Coronavirus News Public Health council taxCouncillor Phil WebsterFinanceUniversal Credit