On 25 January 2021, Mims Davies MP, Minister for Employment, answered a written question on the current number of jobs created by, placements started at, and applications made to the Kickstart scheme.
Her full answer is below:
Kickstart Scheme
Department for Work and Pensions
25 January 2021
Alison McGovern: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of (a) jobs created by, (b) placement started at and (c) applications made to the Kickstart scheme.
Mims Davies: As of 19/01/2021, there have been (a) 120,548 job placements created, (b) 1,916 young people starting job placements and (c) 6,530 applications to, the Department for Work and Pensions’ Kickstart Scheme.