Jobs Guarantee

To deliver the Jobs Guarantee across GB, we are looking for organisations with relevant experience of working with long-term unemployed and disadvantaged young people, and an understanding of the local labour market conditions. DWP welcomes grant applications from a wide range of organisations with experience delivering employment, skills, youth, and wraparound support services, including but not limited to:  

• specialist employment support organisations, 

• charities, non-profits, and social enterprises, 

• local authorities, 

• Mayoral Strategic Authorities (MSAs). 

Delivery of the Jobs Guarantee should align closely with the goal or mission of the grant applicants, funding should permit successful organisations to advance their goal or mission. 

Delivery Partners can partner with – or subcontract to – other organisations to deliver aspects of the Jobs Guarantee. For example, it may be appropriate to subcontract the provision of specialist support which the Delivery Partner cannot provide themselves. 

Applicants must demonstrate capacity to deliver at the required scale in the relevant geographic area and to be able to stand up the scheme at the required pace to start accepting referrals from November. In these cases, there will still need to be a lead Delivery Partner who is responsible for the delivery of the scheme and is the primary contact for DWP. 

Organisations can bid for all areas but will only be awarded the grant as the lead Delivery Partner in a maximum of four. 

A separate bid will be required for each area. 

The general requirements of delivery organisations are detailed in the National Jobs Guarantee Scheme Grant Guidance. Delivery Partners must be able to deliver across the full delivery area they are bidding in, for the full number of expected referrals, and meet the minimum turnover criteria for the area they are bidding in. 

Applicants must confirm they are able to comply with the requirements of the scheme and by applying are confirming they are eligible for the scheme.

The Jobs Guarantee aims to break the cycle of long-term unemployment for eligible young people, addressing the lasting impacts of being out of work and enabling participants to build skills, confidence and long-term, sustainable employment.  

The objectives of the Jobs Guarantee are to: 

• Ensure that every eligible young person is guaranteed a suitable job.

• Ensure that eligible young people on the scheme have the support that they need to address their barriers to employment, so that they are able to gain skills and experience from 6 months of continuous employment that will help them make the transition into sustained employment.  

Each participant will receive:

• 25 hours per week of fully funded paid work for six months. Employers may self-fund additional hours or higher wages. 

• Wraparound support and training to help them succeed on the Scheme and transition into sustained employment. 

Delivery Partners will be responsible for:

• Administering the scheme.

• Working with employers to source suitable jobs.  

• Matching young people to suitable jobs which meet the requirements of the scheme.

• Providing wraparound support and training to the young person. throughout their time on the scheme to help them to succeed.

• End of placement support.  

• Monitoring and reporting.

The application window will open 9 June 2026 and will close 13 July 2026, 09:00am.

The Jobs Guarantee team will be delivering a series of Webinars throughout the grant application window. These will be an opportunity for organisations to ask questions to support their bid.

The dates of these Webinars are:

• Webinar 1 – 11:30 – 12:30 : 11 June 2026 [Jobs Guarantee National Rollout 1st Webinar]

• Webinar 2 – 11:30 – 12:30 : 15 June 2026 [Jobs Guarantee National Rollout 2nd Webinar]

• Webinar 3 – 11:30 – 12:30 : 18 June 2026 [Jobs Guarantee National Rollout 3rd Webinar]

• Webinar 4 – 11:30 – 12:30 : 25 June 2026 [Jobs Guarantee National Rollout 4th Webinar]

If there is significant demand, DWP may deliver one further Webinar:

• Webinar 5 – 11:00 – 12:00 : 29 June 2026 [Jobs Guarantee National Rollout 5th Webinar]

Applicants may submit questions relating to their grant application to the Jobs Guarantee team at  dwp.jobguaranteeteam@DWP.GOV.UK. The final date to submit questions is 17:00 Friday 26 June. Responses to questions will be posted on GOV.UK on a rolling basis.

We will only accept applications submitted via the application form on the Find a Grant system.

Further supporting information will be available on GOV.UK.