Government policies
Employment zones
| Starting dates | 1998: initiated 2002: extended to 2004 |
|---|---|
| Key department | Department for Children, Schools and Families (formerly DfES). DWP also involved. |
| Key delivery agency | Partnerships of public, voluntary and private sector organisations |
| Budget/target/comment |
Each Zone is situated in an area of high unemployment and aims to get 15-20% improvement in moving selected groups into work. There are 15 zones in total. Government figures are that 70,000 people had moved into jobs by July 2006, 58,000 of which were sustained jobs and 12,000 lasted less than 13 weeks. See the DWP website for the latest statistics. A budget of £250 million for 1998-2003. See DWP's 2005 report entitled Evaluation of single provider employment zone extensions to young people, lone parents and early entrants. |